The Ladies Bill of Fare, or, a Copious Collection of Beaux
Many eighteenth-century texts reference the role of fans in courting and flirtatious sociability, and fan designs often take up such amorous themes. This satirical leaf features an array of potential suitors cast as contrasting types. In addition to offering amusement, the fan might have provided a degree of moralizing instruction to young women on behaviors to either avoid or embrace in a prospective beau.
Artwork Details
- Title:The Ladies Bill of Fare, or, a Copious Collection of Beaux
- Artist:George Wilson (British, active 1795–1801)
- Publisher:George Wilson (British, active 1795–1801)
- Date:1795
- Medium:Hand-colored stipple engraving
- Dimensions:Sheet: 11 5/8 × 21 1/4 in. (29.5 × 54 cm)
- Classification:Prints
- Credit Line:Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1938
- Object Number:38.91.23
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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George Wilson (British, active 1795–1801)
1797
George Wilson (British, active 1795–1801)
1801
George Wilson (British, active 1795–1801)
1797
George Wilson (British, active 1795–1801)
1797
After George Wilson (British, active 1795–1801)
January 1, 1797
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