1 Jan 1843 Jahr - Regency Dandy Caricature

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Source Cited:
Janes, Dominic. Oscar Wilde Prefigured: Queer Fashioning and British Caricature, 1750-1900. The University of Chicago Press, 2016, pp. 98-99.

"Detail, John Doyle, 'The New Regulation Infantry Hat; Prince Albert's Own',c. 1843, published by W. Spooner..."

"[...] As fashion in general came to be increasingly associated with women, the use of uniforms acted to sanction what might otherwise be seen as unduly ostentatious sartorial displays by men. This did not, however, avoid popular mockery, particularly in relation to volunteer units, which appeared to involve more dressing up than anything else. A further point of controversy derived from the interest that monarchs took in military dress. George II decreed that any military uniform patterns should be submitted to him for approval. George III was fascinated by them and so was George IV, who was duly satirized as a dandy tailor. The term “dandy,” which had originated in the 1780s, had now become the dominant term for fashion-obsessed men. National security and prestige, it was thought, demanded well-equipped units, and displays of military spectacle helped secure popular support. However, monarchs and aristocratic officers who copied tighter Prussian styles could be depicted as being peculiarly fascinated with strange foreign modes. Suggestions surfaced that soldiers were sometimes picked and promoted because of their attractive appearance, and they were on occasion depicted as imbecilic dollies as a result. These practices and caricature of them continued into the Victorian period, as can be seen from John Doyle’s The New Regulation Infantry Hat; Prince Albert’s Own (c. 1843; fig. 5.2)"

In this lithograph, Prince Albert says, "Dere, my dear, is de nicest cap ever invented for de British Army!" Meanwhile, one of the military men says, "Fancy Joe, don't we look like them ere Brigand chaps wot we see at the play."

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