| Method | Mezzotint |
| Artist | [Anonymous] |
| Published | Printed for Carington Bowles, No. 69 in St. Pauls Church Yard, London. Published as the Act Directs [n.d c.1773] |
| Dimensions | Image 138 x 112 mm, Plate 153 x 113 mm |
| Notes |
A reduced copy of a print of the same name, poking fun at the male fashion sense of the bourgeoisie in the Georgian period. A butcher in front of his shop slices off part of the extravagant wig of a passing Macaroni, dressed in all his finery the Macaroni turns with hands raised and an alarmed expression on his face. The printer and publisher Carington Bowles (1724 - 1793) was the son of the printer John Bowles, to whom he was apprenticed in 1741. In 1752 until c.1762, they became a partnership known as John Bowles & Son, at the Black Horse, Cornhill, London. Carington left the partnership in order to take over the business of his uncle, Thomas Bowles II in St Paul's Churchyard. When Carington died in 1793 the business passed to his son (Henry) Carington Bowles. Carington Bowles (1790) 238, BM Satires 4527, Lennox-Boyd i/i Condition: Sheet lightly toned. Date erased from end of publication line. Framed in a simple oak frame. |
| Framing | framed |
| Price | £280.00 |
| Stock ID | 51719 |