The Fly Catching Macaroni, 12 July 1772; and The Simpling Macaroni, 13 July 1772 / M. Darly
The Fly Catching Macaroni, 12 July 1772; and The Simpling Macaroni, 13 July 1772 / M. Darly
The Fly Catching Macaroni, 12 July 1772; and The Simpling Macaroni, 13 July 1772 / M. Darly
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Full title
Author / Creator
Date
July 1772
Call Numbers
PXA 1353
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Physical Description
Contents
2 prints - etching
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Access and use
Copying Conditions
Out of copyright : Artist died before 1955
Please acknowledge: : Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
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Digitised
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Scope and Contents
Contents
1. The Fly Catching Macaroni
[England] : Pub. accor. to Act by M Darly, July 12th, 1772 (39) Strand
1 print: etching; plate mark 12.2 x 17.6 cm, on sheet 14.9 x 20.1 cm
An etching depicting Joseph Banks, the botanist and explorer, dressed in high fashion and astride two globes oriented to have him standing at the two poles. With racket-sha...
Alternative Titles
Full title
The Fly Catching Macaroni, 12 July 1772; and The Simpling Macaroni, 13 July 1772 / M. Darly
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Digital order no:Album ID : 1024020
Signature / Inscriptions
The Fly Catching Macaroni:
The artist is credited in the plate, presumably by pseudonym: "Whipchord del."
Description source
Title and date taken from prints
Description from Hordern House catalogue
Contextual Information
Source
Purchased from Hordern House Rare Books, December 2011
Australian Natural History catalogue, Hordern House Rare Books, 2011, nos. 8-9.
Administrative / Biographical history
Matthew (or Matthias) Darly (c. 1720-1778?), a printseller and designer, trained as an engraver. In 1756, Darly and the ornithologist George Edwards took a shop opposite the Hungerford market in the Strand publishing a burst of caricatures. Darly's wife, Mary Darly (fl. 1760-1781), assumed responsibility for the business in 1762. In 1766 the Darlys...
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
PXA 1353
Record Identifier
nQR2gvQ1
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/nQR2gvQ1
Other Identifiers
Reference code
950602
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