The Macaroni Painter, or Billy Dimple sitting for his Picture, Robert Dighton, 1772

Satire on macaronis: a painter in fashionable dress and wig seated at an easel painting the portrait of a fellow macaroni. 1772 hand-coloured mezzotint. Date: 1772. Dimensions: Height: 352 mm; Width: 252 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Richard Cosway. Collection: British Museum. The Macaroni Painter, or Billy Dimple sitting for his Picture (BM 1935,0522.2.31)