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Early 19th C Hand Coloured Satire Etching Macaronies Drawn After the Life Curio

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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
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 10.44 in (26.5 cm)Width: 12.6 in (32 cm)Depth: 1.19 in (3 cm)
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Birdseye Maple,Glass,Paper
  • Place of Origin:
    England
  • Period:
    Early 19th Century
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1800
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    Lowestoft, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU4612143153422

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