| Method | Etching |
| Artist | M. Darly |
| Published | Published M Darly 39 Strand March 11, 1777 |
| Dimensions | Image 228 x 314 mm |
| Notes |
A satire depicting two ladies, one of which is very slender, the other rather plump. Both ladies are wearing hooped hoods, also known as calashes or caleches for their resemblance of folding hoods atop carriages. The slender lady's hood is very angular, much like her posture; the plump lady however is sitting back in an armchair and wears a very round hood. Their hats are lying on the floor next to them, a cat with her kittens is playing around the hat of the plump lady, a dog next to the hat of the slender lady. Matthew Darly (c.1721-c.1792) was a British caricaturist, printseller, publisher, and ornamental engraver. In 1759, he married his second wife Mary (fl.1759-1792), also a caricaturist and printseller, who wrote and illustrated the first book on caricature drawing, A Book of Caricaturas, 1762. The Darlys worked together and independently, and by 1756, they had print shops in Fleet Street and the Strand. Most of their prints were engraved in a very similar style and, to complicate attribution, have a publication line of 'M.Darly', so differentiation between them is often difficult. Mary's plates were predominantly satires and caricatures, whereas Matthew, in addition to caricatures, was also a jobbing engraver and stationer, producing everything from topography to trade cards. BM Satires 5434 Condition: Trimmed within plate mark. |
| Framing | unmounted |
| Price | £150.00 |
| Stock ID | 43792 |