A Group of Yankees.

£1,500 · Offered by Maggs Bros Ltd

A naive but striking caricature of three American types, depicted in a style evocative of Regency satirical prints. The figures, all of whom are wearing broad brimmed tan hats and smoking long thin pipes, are labelled “1. A Merchant / 2. A Judge / 3. A Colonel”. Though the drawing echoes the composition of a satire, there is no clear butt to the joke, and as such this is probably an observational sketch by a British traveller to America, recording the style of dress of these three “Yankee” types.

• Binding: Hardcover

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