Quid est?- Why Brighton dandies.!!! by Charles Williams

Quid est?- Why Brighton dandies.!!! Possibly 1819

drawing, print, etching, paper

drawing

toned paper

childish illustration

print

etching

traditional media

paper

personal sketchbook

coloured pencil

england

watercolour bleed

watercolour illustration

cartoon carciture

sketchbook art

watercolor

"Quid est?- Why Brighton dandies.!!!" is a satirical cartoon by Charles Williams, possibly from 1819, now in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. The cartoon depicts a man and woman in a carriage, the woman holding an umbrella and the man in military garb. The horse pulling the carriage appears to be going at a breakneck pace. The cartoon is a commentary on the social scene in Brighton, England, and particularly on the dandies, or fashionable men, who frequented the resort town. This style of cartoon became popular in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, and Williams' work is a fine example of the genre.