A New Insect by Thomas Rowlandson (1784)

Hand-colored 1784 satirical print of a dandy in red coat and powdered wig, with handwritten text below.

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A hand-colored print titled A New Insect by Thomas Rowlandson, dated 1784, shows a standing man in a red coat, cream breeches and striped stockings with a powdered wig and frilled shirt. Below the figure is a handwritten satirical text presenting the fashionable dandy as an insect species.

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1784

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Wikimedia Commons

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Public domain