Sujet
'A macarony alderman and his rib', c1770. Artist: James Caldwall
Légende
'A macarony alderman and his rib', c1770. A fat alderman with an elaborate wig strolls with a woman, presumably his wife, as in the Biblical creation of Eve from Adam's rib. At the time their clothing was seen as being in extravagant continental style, the term macaroni being applied to fops and dandies and to those who emulated continental fashions.
Date
1770
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/City of London : The London Archives
Notre référence
HRM19A93_122
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
50,0Mo (3,8Mo) / 29,8cm x 42,0cm / 3518 x 4963 (300dpi)