Habits of English gentlemen in the years 1735 (a), 1745 (b) and 1755 (c), 1757

Unknown artist

RA Collection: Art

Title

Habits of English gentlemen in the years 1735 (a), 1745 (b) and 1755 (c)

Artist/designer

Unknown artist

Published by

Thomas Jefferys (ca. 1719? - 1771)

From

Thomas Jefferys' A collection of the dresses of different nations, antient and modern, London, 1757-72 (Vol. II, pl. 227).

Date

1757

Object type

Plate

Place of Publication

London

Medium

Hand-coloured etching

Dimensions

262 mm x 200 mm

Collection

Royal Academy of Arts

Object number

13/2585

This image is from a book

A Collection Of The Dresses Of Different Nations, Antient and Modern. Particularly Old English Dresses. After The Designs of Holbein, Vandyke, Hollar, and others. With An Account of the Authorities, from which the Figures are taken; and some short Historical Remarks on the Subject. To which are added The Habits of the Principal Characters on the English Stage. Vol. I. (-II.) Recueil Des Habilements De Différentes Nations, Anciens et Modernes, Et en particulier Des Vieux Ajustements Anglois ... - London: [1757]

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