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A Macaroni Dressing Room

Etcher I.W. British
After Captain Minshull British
Publisher Matthias Darly British
June 26, 1772
Not on view
Several macaroni dress with the help of servants. At center a seated man in a dressing gown has his wig powdered. A dressed macaroni at left plays with a parrot. Behind another figure lunges toward the open door with his sword, causing a servant behind the door to drop a tray. A seated portly man at right smiles at the scene.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: A Macaroni Dressing Room
  • Etcher: I.W. (British, active 1772)
  • Artist: After Captain Minshull (British, active 1772)
  • Publisher: Matthias Darly (British, ca. 1720–1780 London)
  • Date: June 26, 1772
  • Medium: Hand-colored etching
  • Dimensions: Plate: 9 13/16 × 13 7/8 in. (24.9 × 35.2 cm)
    Sheet: 10 3/4 × 15 3/16 in. (27.3 × 38.5 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1971
  • Object Number: 1971.564.7
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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