A New Made Knight and His Family Setting Out for Margate.
Mocking the Pretensions of a "New Made Knight" and His Family [Great Britain]. [Social Satire]. A New Made Knight and His Family Setting Out for Margate. [London?, c. 1810-1820]. 6-1/2" x 8-3/4" (16.5 x 22.2 cm) etching (measured to plate marks), mounted to thick-paper board. Light toning, a few minor creases. A very good impression. $350. * An anonymous early 19th-century Georgian satirical etching mocking social climbing and nouveau riche pretensions. During the Georgian era, Margate in Kent became a highly popular destination for newly wealthy middle-class families seeking fashionable sea-bathing, often leading to humorous social friction. A newly knighted tradesman-addressed as "Sir Philip Fig"-and his family preparing for an awkward fashionable holiday to the seaside resort of Margate. The caricatured scene pokes fun at clumsy aristocratic imitation, over-packed carriages (with servants noting that the children, pet parrot, and puppy had to be stuffed into the trunk), and excessive travel provisions. Not in BM Satires.
Price: $350.00
Book number 87003