England under the house of Hanover; : its history and condition during the reigns of the three Georges, illustrated from the caricatures and satires of the day. (1848)
Wright, Thomas, 1810-1877, Fairholt, F. W. (Frederick William), 1814-1866, artist, Brown, Joseph, fl. 1837-1886, engraver, Cook, Conrad, fl. 1831-1850, engraver, Urquhart, Francis Fortescue, former owner · London : Richard Bentley... · leaf 368
reports, consisted in substi-tuting white stockings for flesh-coloured silk, and inadding a certain quantity of drapery above and below.The change made no little noise abroad, and was thesubject of abundance of ridicule; the bishops and theopera-dancers figured together in numerous caricatures.In… … THE DANCE A L EVEQUE. VEveque? and is accompanied with the following lines:— Tis hard for such new-fangled orthodox rules,That our opera troop should be blamed;Since, like our first parents, they only (poor fools ! )Danced naked and were not ashamed. The figure to the right will be recognised as…
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