Main title
New-Invented Elastic Breeches.
Creation date
1 - 1 Nov 1784
Primary creator
Thomas Rowlandson (1757-1827)
Primary material
Hand-coloured etching
Primary measurement
30.3 x 45.3 cm (sheet of paper)
People involved
Creator(s)
Thomas Rowlandson (1757-1827) (designer)
After John Nixon (c. 1750-1818) (etcher)
Humphrey, William, 227 Strand (publisher)
Measurements and dimensions
30.3 x 45.3 cm (sheet of paper)
24.9 x 34.8 cm (platemark)
Subjects
- Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
- Art
- Drawings
- Caricatures
- Drawings
- Art
- Social sciences
- Ethnology
- Costume & National dress
- History of costume
- Costume-18C
- History of costume
- Costume & National dress
- Ethnology
- Language, Linguistics and Literature
- Literature
- Drama
- Comedies
- Satire
- Comedies
- Drama
- Literature
Other numbers
BM Satires 6723
Paragraph
Text
A hand-coloured print of a struggle to fit a pair of tight breeches onto a stout man. The customer is apparently suspended in air by the two assistants, both of whom stand on a chair and a stool to ease their efforts. A shop-keeper looks on in amusement.
Inscribed in the plate: J Nixon fecit 1784 / Pubd. Novr 1 1784 by W Humphrey No.227 Strand
Master object media
New-Invented Elastic Breeches
Master object reference
234536
RCIN Number
RCIN 810113
Override wall label
Off
creation start low
-5843232000
creation end high
-5843145600
D7 tagging
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Object types