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Monsieur Le Medicin

Attributed to Henry William Bunbury British
Publisher Matthias Darly British
Publisher Mary Darly British
June 13, 1771
Not on view
This fashionable French doctor comes from a set of twenty-four caricatures that Matthew and Mary Darly published in 1771. A husband-and-wife team, the Darlys developed a new British print genre--small etched caricatures of single figures against plain backgrounds, their identities indicated through dress, pose and a few props. Many of these works mocked the fashionable manners of contemporary London dandies called "macaronis," and the Darly's wares soon became known as macaroni prints no matter what their subjects. The implied Italian connection was in fact appropriate, since the basic form was inspired by Ghezzi's caricature drawings brought back from Rome by Grand Tourists. The form and subjects adapted by the Darlys tickled British tastes and broadened the scope of Ghezzi's works to include a range of social classes, known figures, and types. This image may have been designed by the skilled amateur Henry William Bunbury.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Monsieur Le Medicin
  • Series/Portfolio: 24 Caricatures by Several Ladies, Gentlemen, Artists, &c.
  • Artist: Attributed to Henry William Bunbury (British, Mildenhall, Suffolk 1750–1811 Keswick, Cumberland)
  • Publisher: Matthias Darly (British, ca. 1720–1780 London)
  • Publisher: Mary Darly (British, active 1760–81)
  • Published in: London
  • Date: June 13, 1771
  • Medium: Etching
  • Dimensions: plate: 6 x 4 3/16 in. (15.2 x 10.6 cm)
    sheet: 8 13/16 x 5 7/16 in. (22.4 x 13.8 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 2011
  • Object Number: 2011.88(3)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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