Ourselves!!, Isaac Cruikshank, 1796

Twelve single figures arranged in two rows, their complacent soliloquies etched above their heads, e. G. [3] an ugly woman dressed in a travesty of the fashion, with one large feather in her hair, large ear-rings, and an enormous oval miniature slung from her neck, holds up a small parasol, projecting at an angle from its clumsy stick. She says: "true happiness undoubtedly consists in an elegant taste for the bon ton. " [4] a stout ugly woman says: "though i am none of your flan dan ladies i believe i can buy one half of them. " one of a set, see bmsat 8541, &c. 'caricatures', viii. 52. 1 january 1796 hand-coloured etching. Date: 1796. Dimensions: Height: 301 mm (cropped); Width: 462 mm (cropped). Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. Ourselves!! (BM 1935,0522.8.52)