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1940-184, Print
The ENGLISHMAN in PARIS.
1940-184, Print

The ENGLISHMAN in PARIS.

Date1770
Engraver
After work by
Publisher
Publisher
Publisher fl. 1750 - 1789
OriginEngland, London
MediumLine engraving on laid paper with hand coloring
DimensionsOverall: 14 5/8 × 10 3/4 in (37.15 × 27.3cm)
Other (Platemark): 14 1/8 × 10 3/8 in (35.88 × 26.35cm)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1940-174
DescriptionThe lower margin reads: "L'Anglois a Paris/ The ENGLISHMAN in PARIS./ Jn.o Collet pinx.t/ J.s Caldwall fecit./ Printed for Jn.o Smith, N.o 35, Cheapside, Cha.s Phillips, at the China Shop the Corner of Southampton Street in the Strand, and Rob.t Sayer, N.o 53 in Fleet Street./ Published as the Act directs, May 10.th 1770."Label TextThis print satirizes the cultural differences between the English and French people, and their different perceptions of elegance. The print depicts the interior of a Parisian coiffeur's salon, where a visiting Englishman winces at the amount of powder the French barber applies to his hair. The Englishman carries a book titled "Rules for the Alemande," referring to a court dance originating in Germany. Another book titled "A Six Weeks Tour in Paris" lies on the ground near the Englishman's feet. In the framed picture behind the two men, two monkeys dress a dancing bear. These dancing bears were tamed and then trained to dance and entertain people in the streets and taverns.ProvenanceBefore 1940, Julius Carlebach [d. 1970] (New York, NY); 1940-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).