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Darly's comic prints of characters : Macaronies, etc

Book
1776 (published)
Artist/Maker
Matthias Darly (artist)
Darly, Mary (publisher)
Mary Darly (artist)
Place of origin
London (published)

[116] leaves of plates: all illustrations.

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Object details

Category
National Art Library
Object type
Book
TitleDarly's comic prints of characters : Macaronies, etc
Materials and techniques
Full old buckram and paper.
Paper
Ink
Printing
Engraving
Brief description
Book, Darly's comic prints of characters: Macaronies, etc, by Mary and Matthias [Matthew] Darly, [London] : Published by Mary Darly, January 1, 1776.
Physical description
[116] leaves of plates: all illustrations.
Dimensions
  • Height: 445mm (Closed) (Note: Closed:L445mm x W292 x D42mm Landscape open dims: W445 x D415 x H270)
  • Width: 291mm (Closed) (Note: Measured by Book Conservation using measuring box)
  • Depth: 41mm (Closed) (Note: Measured by Book Conservation using measuring box)
  • Height: 445mm (Open) (Note: Measured by Book Conservation using measuring box)
  • Width: 495mm (Open) (Note: Measured by Book Conservation using measuring box)
  • Depth: 245mm (Open) (Note: Measured by Book Conservation using measuring box)
Gallery label
(19/07/2016)
‘The Connoisseurs’, Darly’s Comic Prints of Characters, Caricatures, Macaronies (London, Matthew and Mary Darly, 1776)
The prologue to Garrick’s comedy Bon Ton (1775) likens its satire to prints caricaturing fashions of the day, including the mania for collecting antiquities: ‘To-night our Bayes, with bold but careless tints, / Hits off a sketch or two like Darly’s prints.’ This is not Garrick’s copy, but he was a subscriber to this compilation of Darly’s prints .
Object history
Accessioned in 1875.
Other number
24.G.1 - NAL Pressmark
Collection
National Art Library
Library number
38041800554867

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Record createdJanuary 21, 2016
Record URL
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