A Macarony Alderman and his Rib, Samuel Hieronymus Grimm, 1772

Satire on fashion. A city of london couple: a tall and fashionably dressed woman with a tall wig and a calash hood folded back on to her shoulders; she holds out a closed fan and looks towards her much shorter, obese husband who wears an elaborate wig and gold laced coat and waistcoat. 20 june 1772 etching and engraving. Date: 1772. Dimensions: Height: 204 mm; Width: 140 mm. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. A Macarony Alderman and his Rib (BM 1867,0309.747)