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Lord Wycombe, scarcely caricatured, walks to the left, his head in profile, left hand on hip, right on a club-like walking-stick. His coat is curiously cut, his (striped) waistcoat longer and breeches shorter than the contemporary fashion. He wears a neck-cloth and shoes. His gait is slouching and his dress rather slovenly. Clouds form a background. Below the title: "- whenever I wish to form a proper estimate of a mans Mind, I observe his Manners & his Dress". 8 July 1799 Hand-coloured etching