A Macaroni 1771

Edward Topham's 1771 satirical engraving "A Macaroni" depicts a man in a fashionable coat and tricorne hat, gesturing towards a dog. The caption below criticizes "macaroni" - a slang term for a fashionable young man of the period - as being frivolous and self-absorbed. Topham's use of caricature and biting social commentary makes this print a significant example of 18th-century political satire. The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York houses this artwork.