A petticoat used by a crowned person to cover their body from head to toe at a masked ball. Etching by M. Darly, 1775.

Date:
Apr. 25 1775
Reference:
35239i
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Description

M.D. George in the British Museum catalogue suggests that the figure is Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon (1743-1827)

Publication/Creation

London (39 Strand) : M. Darly, Apr. 25 1775.

Physical description

1 print : etching

Lettering

The petticoat at the Fieri Maschareta.

References note

British Museum Catalogue of political and personal satires, vol. V, London 1935, no. 5315

Reference

Wellcome Collection 35239i

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