Dandy Collection (#9)

Portrait of the theatre singer Thornsbury, c. 1870 (photo)
1065663 Portrait of the theatre singer Thornsbury, c.1870 (photo) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; Prismatic Pictures; English, out of copyright

Dandy or Incroyable in morning outfit, 1800 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986573 Dandy or Incroyable in morning outfit, 1800 (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Dandy or Incroyable in morning outfit, 1800)

Outfit of a fashionable young man or Incroyable, 1801 (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986615 Outfit of a fashionable young man or Incroyable, 1801 (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Outfit of a fashionable young man or Incroyable, 1801)

An Inexperienced Palanquin Rider, Tom Shaw Hiring a Palanquin on the Esplanade
CH441597 An Inexperienced Palanquin Rider, Tom Shaw Hiring a Palanquin on the Esplanade, Calcutta (pencil, pen & ink and w/c on paper) by D Oyly

The Malacca Cane, a Portrait of Duncan Macdonald, Esq. Seated (oil on canvas)
475953 The Malacca Cane, a Portrait of Duncan Macdonald, Esq. Seated (oil on canvas) by Hunter, George Leslie (1877-1931); 76.2x64.8 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Scottish

Monstrosities of 1825 & 6, pub. 1835 (hand coloured engraving)
2958381 Monstrosities of 1825 & 6, pub. 1835 (hand coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Dandy Dressing or At Home, The Dandy Dressed Abroad, pub. c
3526872 The Dandy Dressing or At Home, The Dandy Dressed Abroad, pub.c.1820 (hand coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Oscar Wilde, 1882 (albumen silver print)
3492889 Oscar Wilde, 1882 (albumen silver print) by Sarony, Napoleon (1821-96); Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; (add.info)

Portrait of Marten Soolmans, 1634 (oil on canvas)
3545936 Portrait of Marten Soolmans, 1634 (oil on canvas) by Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606-69); 207.5x132 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

The Doctors Visit, 1667 (oil on panel)
3545831 The Doctors Visit, 1667 (oil on panel) by Mieris, Frans van (1635-81); 44.5x31.1 cm; J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, USA; (add.info.: Doctors were familiar targets of parody)

Portrait of Charles Robert Cockerell, 1817 (graphite on paper)
1217894 Portrait of Charles Robert Cockerell, 1817 (graphite on paper) by Ingres, Jean Auguste Dominique (1780-1867); 19.1x14.6 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Man with Top Hat smoking Cigar, Christmas Card (chromolitho)
730974 Man with Top Hat smoking Cigar, Christmas Card (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Man with Top Hat smoking Cigar)

Characteristics, or England, Ireland and Scotland, print made by George Hunt
740528 Characteristics, or England, Ireland and Scotland, print made by George Hunt, 1827 (hand-coloured engraving) by Egerton, M

Feasting in the Saloon, plate 5 from Theatrical Pleasures
740526 Feasting in the Saloon, plate 5 from Theatrical Pleasures, 1827 (hand-coloured engraving) by Lane, Theodore (1800-28); Private Collection; (add.info)

A Privateersman ashore, published in 1810 (litho)
STC306819 A Privateersman ashore, published in 1810 (litho) by Pyle, Howard (1853-1911); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; American, out of copyright

Pierre Loti in Arabic Costume (photo)
CHT247793 Pierre Loti in Arabic Costume (photo) by French Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Louis Marie Jullien Viaud (1850-1923)

Three Elegant Young Men, December, 1856 (colour engraving)
CHT271715 Three Elegant Young Men, December, 1856 (colour engraving) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Caricature satirising French aristocratic emigres, c. 1792 (colour litho)
CHT268773 Caricature satirising French aristocratic emigres, c.1792 (colour litho) by French School, (18th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Evening dress, illustration from Le Journal des Tailleurs
REV326166 Evening dress, illustration from Le Journal des Tailleurs, 16th February 1851 (colour engraving) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Velocipedes (colour litho)
PER326529 Velocipedes (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; French, out of copyright

Leaving for a ride in a cab, illustration from Le Journal des Tailleurs
REV326167 Leaving for a ride in a cab, illustration from Le Journal des Tailleurs, 1856 (colour engraving) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

The City and Country Beaux, c. 1838 (oil on canvas)
CLK339945 The City and Country Beaux, c.1838 (oil on canvas) by Edmonds, Francis William (1806-63); 51.1x61.6 cm; Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts

Serenity, from the weekly journal La Baionnette, 1915 (colour litho)
STC255933 Serenity, from the weekly journal La Baionnette, 1915 (colour litho) by Wegener, Gerda Marie Frederike (1885-1940); Private Collection; (add.info)

Indifference, plate 6 from The Necessary Qualifications of a Man of Fashion
BSA273478 Indifference, plate 6 from The Necessary Qualifications of a Man of Fashion, published by Thomas McLean in 1823 (coloured aquatint) by Egerton

The Houndsditch Macaroni (engraving)
610572 The Houndsditch Macaroni (engraving) by Bunbury, Henry William (1750-1811); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Houndsditch Macaroni); Look and Learn / Peter Jackson Collection; English

Champagne Charlie is my name! (colour litho)
557975 Champagne Charlie is my name! (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Champagne Charlie is my name!); Look and Learn / Peter Jackson Collection

Lord Alexander Victor Paget (colour litho)
612413 Lord Alexander Victor Paget (colour litho) by Ward, Leslie Matthew (Spy) (1851-1922); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lord Alexander Victor Paget, Dandy, 14 January 1888)

Mr Oscar Wilde, Oscar, 24 May 1884, Vanity Fair cartoon (colour litho)
611710 Mr Oscar Wilde, Oscar, 24 May 1884, Vanity Fair cartoon (colour litho) by Pellegrini, Carlo (1866-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Oscar Wilde, Oscar, 24 May 1884)

Mr James Abbott McNeill Whistler, A symphony, 12 January 1878, Vanity Fair cartoon (colour litho)
611709 Mr James Abbott McNeill Whistler, A symphony, 12 January 1878, Vanity Fair cartoon (colour litho) by Ward, Leslie Matthew (Spy) (1851-1922); Private Collection; (add.info)

Lord Claud John Hamilton, illustration from Vanity Fair, 17th July, 1878 (colour litho)
612922 Lord Claud John Hamilton, illustration from Vanity Fair, 17th July, 1878 (colour litho) by Ward, Leslie Matthew (Spy) (1851-1922); Private Collection; (add.info)

Elegant Men Wearing Scottish Trousers on the Streets of Vienna, engraved by J. W
CHT205747 Elegant Men Wearing Scottish Trousers on the Streets of Vienna, engraved by J. W. Linke, c.1840 (coloured engraving) by Lempis, (fl.1840) (after); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

And catch the living Manners as they rise, published by Hannah Humphrey
NCO191293 And catch the living Manners as they rise, published by Hannah Humphrey (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College

High Change in Bond Street, or La Politesse du Grande Monde
NCO191285 High Change in Bond Street, or La Politesse du Grande Monde, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1796 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray

A March to the Bank, published by S. W. Fores in 1787 (hand-coloured etching)
NCO190403 A March to the Bank, published by S.W. Fores in 1787 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); 42.4x54.5 cm; Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College

A New Coat (colour litho)
STC188389 A New Coat (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Puff, Puff, It is an Age of Puffing, Puff, Puff, Puff, published September 1827 by Thomas
STC188363 Puff, Puff, It is an Age of Puffing, Puff, Puff, Puff, published September 1827 by Thomas McLean, London (coloured etching) by Heath

Portrait of Robert de Montesquiou (1855-1921) 1901 (coloured chalk on paper)
STC195016 Portrait of Robert de Montesquiou (1855-1921) 1901 (coloured chalk on paper) by Bataille, Henry (1872-1922); Private Collection; (add.info)

Plate 4 from The Rakes Progress at the University
NCO193199 Plate 4 from The Rakes Progress at the University, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1806 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray

Plate 2 from The Rakes Progress at University
NCO193197 Plate 2 from The Rakes Progress at University, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1806 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray

The Three Mr Wiggins s, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1803 (hand-coloured etching)
NCO191250 The Three Mr Wiggins s, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1803 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); 34.1x24.6 cm; Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College

Visit to the Village School, illustration from Visitation of a London Exquisite to
STC444544 Visit to the Village School, illustration from Visitation of a London Exquisite to his Maiden Aunts in the Country, pub. By W

Advertisement for Coram Soap Manufacturing Co, c. 1880 (colour litho)
HGL396886 Advertisement for Coram Soap Manufacturing Co, c.1880 (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Hagley Museum & Library, Wilmington, Delaware

Fashions for 1844 (coloured engraving)
2818048 Fashions for 1844 (coloured engraving) by Leech, John (1817-64) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fashions for 1844)

Money Hunting, 1835 (hand-coloured engraving)
2562203 Money Hunting, 1835 (hand-coloured engraving) by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Monstrosities of 1824, 1835 (hand-coloured engraving)
2562184 Monstrosities of 1824, 1835 (hand-coloured engraving) by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Humming-birds, or a Dandy Trio, pub. 1819 (hand coloured engraving)
2489366 Humming-birds, or a Dandy Trio, pub. 1819 (hand coloured engraving) by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Donkey dressed in dapper clothes (colour litho)
6031828 Donkey dressed in dapper clothes (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Donkey dressed in dapper clothes)

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"Dandy: A Timeless Symbol of Elegance and Style" Step into the world of dandies, where sophistication meets flamboyance. Just like the pages of "Just Dandy" by David Wright, these men embody a certain charm that is hard to resist. Picture Hercule Poirot, with his meticulous grooming and impeccable taste in fashion, solving mysteries while looking effortlessly chic. One cannot discuss dandies without mentioning RICHARD BEAU NASH, an influential figure in 18th-century society who set the standards for gentlemanly behavior and refined attire. Chesterfield and Vanity Fair became synonymous with elegance thanks to their portrayal of these fashionable gentlemen. In Oscar Wilde's masterpiece "Dorian Gray, " Lord Henry Wotton exemplifies the epitome of dandyism with his extravagant lifestyle and obsession with youth. Early bicycles were not only a mode of transportation but also a statement piece for these stylish individuals as they glided through town. Boldini's mesmerizing portrait captures Count Robert de Montesquiou's allure perfectly—a true embodiment of what it means to be a dandy. Charles Dickens introduced us to Mr Toots from "Dombey & Son, " whose quirky personality added an endearing touch to this tale filled with social hierarchies. Bunny Roger was another notable figure known for his sartorial choices that turned heads wherever he went. L'eau print by George Barbier showcases how even something as simple as water can be transformed into art when seen through the eyes of a dandy. But let us not forget those humorous moments that make life more enjoyable—a man falling off a broken chair at a dinner party or finding amusement in smartly dressed men on comic greetings cards—dandies bring joy even in unexpected ways. The legacy of dandies lives on, reminding us all that style is not just about clothes; it is an attitude—an expression of individuality.