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From Warwick Lane, from "Caricatures of the English"

Publisher William Holland British
Publisher Originally published by Torre & Co. British
May 1, 1790
Not on view
Loutherbourg moved to London from Paris in 1771 and worked for David Garrick at the Drury Lane Theatre, introducing transformative set designs and lighting effects. During this busy decade he produced "Caricatures of the English," perhaps intending them for the French market. This example centers on a "macaroni physician," preceded by four insects, who affects continental fashion with a voluminous frock coat, sword, large wig, tricorn hat and cane–Warwick Lane was the site of the Royal College of Physicians in London from 1675 to 1825. The set of caricatures was in fact only published in London, first by Torre & Co. in 1775 (Giovanni Battista Torre was a friend of the artist who had traveled with him to England), reissued soon afterward by Sayer & Bennett in 1776, then again in 1790 by William Holland.

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Object Information
  • Title: From Warwick Lane, from "Caricatures of the English"
  • Series/Portfolio: Caricatures of the English
  • Artist: Philippe Jacques de Loutherbourg (French, Strasbourg 1740–1812 London)
  • Publisher: William Holland (British, 1757–1815)
  • Publisher: Originally published by Torre & Co. (British, active 1760–99)
  • Published in: London
  • Date: May 1, 1790
  • Medium: Etching; after third state
  • Dimensions: sheet: 6 1/4 x 4 11/16 in. (15.8 x 11.9 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Bequest of William S. Lieberman, 2005
  • Object Number: 2007.49.362
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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