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2009 Record shot by C. Lafiandra. Mezzotint: "The Modern Beau in Distress"
The MODERN BEAU in DISTRESS.
2009 Record shot by C. Lafiandra. Mezzotint: "The Modern Beau in Distress"

The MODERN BEAU in DISTRESS.

Dateca.1770
Publisher 1724 - 1793
OriginEngland, London
MediumBlack and white mezzotint engraving
DimensionsOH: 14 1/2" x OW: 10 3/4"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number2009-23
DescriptionThe lower margin reads: "The MODERN BEAU/ in DISTRESS./ Is this the Modern Beau old Crispin cries;/ Is this the Macarone in disguise?/ Whose outside Feathers are so very glaring,/ That those who meet him cannot keep from staring./ It is the same! but when upon the Mind/ Reflection steals, our wonder keeps behind./ For then we find this paltry fopish Race,/ Are Waiters, Pimps, and Barbers drest in Lace./ Published [erased] by CARINGTON BOWLES, N.o 69 in S.t Pauls Church Yard, London."ProvenanceBefore 2009, Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd [1941-2012] (London, UK); 2009, [sold, Christie’s, “British Mezzotints,” London, England, February 25, 2009, Lot 1110]; 2009-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).