The Invisibles Tete A Tete.
done from a French Print [.] Pub by McCleary, Nassau St. [Dublin].
[graphic]
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| Summary: | After "The Invisibles Tete-A-Tete. or Parisian-Dandies" published ca. 1818 by S.W. Fores. 50, Piccadilly & 312 Oxford St., London; see BM Satires 13082 [which in turn was an adaptation of 'Les invisibles en tête-a-tête', plate 16 from a series of 30 fashion plates entitled 'Le suprême bon ton ['The ultimate in good form'], Caricatures Parisiennes, 1800-1815', published by Aaron Martinet, rue du Coq-Saint-Honoré [since 1854, rue de Marengo], Paris; see Rijksmuseum Museum No. RP-P-1952-166]. This print lettered with title "The Invisibles TeteATete" with "done from a French Print" inscribed in plate lower left and publication line inscribed in plate lower right "Pub by McCleary, Nassau St.". Satire depicting the then fashion of wearing of poke bonnets, which had a small crown with a large brim extending beyond the face. “The invisibles” referred to are the ladies who wear these bonnets that project out horizontally, completely hide their faces, so that the wearer's face could only be seen from the front. Two men place their heads inside these bonnets in order to converse with the women - one lady (at right of the scene) is seated, holding a fan and the man bends towards her (the handle of his walking stick projecting suggestively) while in the left background a woman wearing a pink dress and a straw bonnet, pushes away an unwelcome suitor. In the background two other ladies, wearing similar horizontal projecting bonnets, face one another, conversing. |
| In collection: | Volume two of a collection of caricatures, mainly set in Dublin |
| Format: | Prints & Drawings |
| Language: | English |
| Published / Created: |
[Dublin] :
[J.] Le Petit, 20 Capel St.,
[n.d., ca. 1818-1820?].
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| Notes: | Physical description: 1 print : hand-coloured etching, image 18.5 x 27.8 cm., platemark 33.6 x 22.4 cm., [cropped just outside of platemark] on sheet 23.8 x 33.8cm, mounted in album on sheet 37.2 x 27.8 cm.. |
| Arrangement: | Item |
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The Invisibles Tete A Tete.
done from a French Print [.] Pub by McCleary, Nassau St. [Dublin].
[graphic]
| In Collection: | Volume two of a collection of caricatures, mainly set in Dublin |
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| Description: | After "The Invisibles Tete-A-Tete. or Parisian-Dandies" published ca. 1818 by S.W. Fores. 50, Piccadilly & 312 Oxford St., London; see BM Satires 13082 [which in turn was an adaptation of 'Les invisibles en tête-a-tête', plate 16 from a series of 30 fashion plates entitled 'Le suprême bon ton ['The ultimate in good form'], Caricatures Parisiennes, 1800-1815', published by Aaron Martinet, rue du Coq-Saint-Honoré [since 1854, rue de Marengo], Paris; see Rijksmuseum Museum No. RP-P-1952-166]. This print lettered with title "The Invisibles TeteATete" with "done from a French Print" inscribed in plate lower left and publication line inscribed in plate lower right "Pub by McCleary, Nassau St.". Satire depicting the then fashion of wearing of poke bonnets, which had a small crown with a large brim extending beyond the face. “The invisibles” referred to are the ladies who wear these bonnets that project out horizontally, completely hide their faces, so that the wearer's face could only be seen from the front. Two men place their heads inside these bonnets in order to converse with the women - one lady (at right of the scene) is seated, holding a fan and the man bends towards her (the handle of his walking stick projecting suggestively) while in the left background a woman wearing a pink dress and a straw bonnet, pushes away an unwelcome suitor. In the background two other ladies, wearing similar horizontal projecting bonnets, face one another, conversing. |
| Created: |
[Dublin] :
[J.] Le Petit, 20 Capel St.,
[n.d., ca. 1818-1820?].
|
| Language: | English |
| Extent: | 1 print : hand-coloured etching, image 18.5 x 27.8 cm., platemark 33.6 x 22.4 cm., [cropped just outside of platemark] on sheet 23.8 x 33.8cm, mounted in album on sheet 37.2 x 27.8 cm.. |
| Format: | Prints & Drawings |
| Call Number: |
PD 2121 TX 2 (28)
(Collection unavailable) |
| Rights: | Reproduction rights owned by the National Library of Ireland. |