Sujet

'The Covent Garden macaronies', 1772. Artist: Anon

Légende

'The Covent Garden macaronies', 1772. A macaroni (possibly George Colman) standing outside entrance to Covent Garden Theatre has snatched the wig off the head of a smaller man. A macaroni was a British dandy who affected continental fashions.

Date

1772

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/City of London : The London Archives

Notre référence

HRM19B00_218

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

20,2Mo (1,2Mo) / 18,7cm x 27,0cm / 2210 x 3189 (300dpi)

Mots clés

exterior standing London England holding people male man men fashion country guy theatre costume British English pavement sidewalk dress Westminster location century Britain wig outside georgian B&W cartoon MONOCHROME macaroni black & white black and white B W 18th century dandy Eighteenth Century City of Westminster Guildhall Library & Art Gallery Covent Garden Theatre TGN George engraving George Colman the Elder Anon Anonymous macarony Colman