The Englishman in Paris

James Caldwell after John Collet

The Englishman in Paris

London, Robert Sayer May 10^th. 1770

Etching

350 x 255 mm

Trimmed within platemark

£350

Satire on the pretentions of the English to French elegance. A portly middle-aged Englishman sits on chair, his feet not reaching the ground, draped in a protective gown, while a tall French hairdresser puffs powder on his wig; behind is a portrait of a dancing bear being dressed by two monkeys; on the floor is a book lettered, “A Six Weeks Tour to Paris” and from the Englishman’s pocket protrudes “Rules for the Alemande [a German dance]”