The Harrogate, meek-arony

Matthew Darly

The Harrogate, meek-arony

London, M. Darly The Strand May 14^th. . 1774

Etching

165 x 120 mm

£100

Bust portrait (caricature) in an oval of a very corpulent man, his enormously heavy jowl sunk between broad high shoulders. He is almost full face, looking to the right. His wig and features are small by comparison with his chin, neck, and body

BM 5270

Probably portrait of a man called Meek. It was reissued in a composite volume dated 1 Jan. 1776, see BM  5369.