Description:
George, No. 9151
A young woman (l.), with crossed wrists and down-cast eyes, bends her knees to an elderly man wearing a sword who bows, chapeau bras. Two women effect the introduction. All three wear flowers and feathers and have a bedizened appearance. A scene in the Assembly Rooms, Derby, where 'the most approved etiquetts of country assemblies receives...every due attention" (p. 192). See Nos. 9152, 9153.
(from George, vol. VII)
Tags:
caricatures; costume; elite; fashion; headdresses; humor; satire; social classes; social interaction; text; vanity; women Subjects:
Women; Wit and humor; text (layout feature); Social interaction; Social classes; satire (artistic device); Headdresses; Fashion; Etching; Costume; Caricature Link to share this object record:
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