Plate 12: above the design: 'french habits. N° 12'. Sir f. Burdett, standing with his left foot forward, his head in profile to the left, his hat in his left hand, holds out a paper to an official whose presence is indicated by a heavy shadow, and the arc of a circular pavement. He is scarcely caricatured, except for the exaggeration of the crest of hair projecting over his forehead. His dress is as described (except that his cloak reaches almost to the ground instead of being short): 'a long white waistcoat [tunic], a blue sash, blue pantaloons, a short blue cloak with red lappet; a black round hat, with a white feather streaked with blue and red: half boots', op. Cit. , p. 6. Cf. Bmsat 9182. In the print the red lining of the cloak predominates. A pilastered wall and stone-flagged floor form a background. 21 may 1798
hand-coloured etching. Date: 1798. Dimensions: Height: 264 mm; Width: 194 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Sir Francis Burdett, 5th Baronet. Collection: British Museum. Messager d'Etat (BM 1868,0808.6738)
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