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Monsr. Le Virtu'
Title
Monsr. Le Virtu' [graphic].
Edition
[State with volume number added].
Publication
[London] : Pubd. according to act of Parlt., Novr. 3d, 1771, by MDarly, 39 Strand, [3 November 1771]
Physical Description
1 print : etching ; plate mark 15.7 x 10.5 cm, on sheet 22 x 14 cm
Medium
laid paper
Notes
Title etched below image.
Variant state, with both volume and plate numbers; Cf. No. 4685 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 4.
Initial letters of publisher's name in imprint form a monogram.
Plate numbered "v. 1" in upper left corner and "21" in upper right corner.
For a similar design etched by Sir Edward Newenham, see no. 4926 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5.
Summary
An etching with the whole-length figure of Dr. Bragge, a picture-dealer. He is stooped over, both hands on his walking-stick and peers intently as if contemplating a work of art. He wears a long, loose coat, a cocked hat and pince-nez. His lower lip is characteristically large, and it protrudes considerably.
Variant and related titles
Monsieur Le Virtu
Format
Images
Language
English
Added to Catalog
September 10, 2008
Subjects
Genre/Form
Portrait prints.
Satires (Visual works) - England - 1771.
Etchings - England - London - 1771.
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