Early 19Th Century Satire Etching, Macaronies Drawn After The Life
Stock No
TSFS1566
2016
- £395.00
- €469 Euro
- $482 US Dollar
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Item Description
Macaronies drawn after the life, satire etching housed in a period Birds Eye maple frame circa 1800
The etching, coloured by hand, and divided into two parts. On the left is represented a young man, a macaroni, standing at a round table, and, with linked fingers, leaning one elbow on a book, the label on which bears "Weber & Hoyle", i.e. a book on gaming or whist; near this is a second book, marked "Woman of Pleasure"; likewise a pack of cards.
The other side shows a skeleton with a elbow on a tomb with the inscription
“Here lies Interr’d Dicky Daffodil, who in a fit of Despair on a run of ill luck swallowed the Die which lodging on his heart, brought on the bone fever & a Mortification, it was maliciously reported that he fell on the points of C. Hayes’s scizzars, & not by those of the Fates./Mores Janua Vitae”.
Age related discoloration and staining.
32/26.5/3cm
Item Info
Seller
Seller Location
Norfolk, England
Period
19th Century
Item Location
United Kingdom
Seller Location
Norfolk, England
Item Location
United Kingdom
Seller Contact No
+44 (0)797 2775824
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