Post by timmbbo on Feb 9, 2015 7:28:01 GMT
Here's a dandy I wish I new: Christopher Lennox Boyd
One of the items I collect are macaroni prints. A close relation to these macaroni prints are Mezzotint prints. With so many produced, some of these prints illuminate upon dandy themes; thus, these prints became a bit of the precursor to the macaroni prints. I came upon Christopher Lennox-Boyd (who was the largest private collector of Mezzotint prints) obituary while researching macaroni prints, and this seems like the sort of guy who fits into our club:
"With no necessity to earn his own living, Lennox-Boyd was able to indulge his eclectic tastes throughout his life"
"So multifarious were his interests that he once confided to a friend: 'I regret that there are not three of me.' "
"For a time he also had a house at Burford in the Cotswolds, where he held a sumptuous 40th birthday party; exactly 40 guests dined on pâté de fois gras (heralded to the table by a trumpeter) and turbot before enjoying a firework display in the garden."
"Christopher Lennox-Boyd had many girlfriends over the years, but remained unmarried."
If you have a couple of grand to spend, here's a couple of Mezzotint prints:
One of the items I collect are macaroni prints. A close relation to these macaroni prints are Mezzotint prints. With so many produced, some of these prints illuminate upon dandy themes; thus, these prints became a bit of the precursor to the macaroni prints. I came upon Christopher Lennox-Boyd (who was the largest private collector of Mezzotint prints) obituary while researching macaroni prints, and this seems like the sort of guy who fits into our club:
"With no necessity to earn his own living, Lennox-Boyd was able to indulge his eclectic tastes throughout his life"
"So multifarious were his interests that he once confided to a friend: 'I regret that there are not three of me.' "
"For a time he also had a house at Burford in the Cotswolds, where he held a sumptuous 40th birthday party; exactly 40 guests dined on pâté de fois gras (heralded to the table by a trumpeter) and turbot before enjoying a firework display in the garden."
"Christopher Lennox-Boyd had many girlfriends over the years, but remained unmarried."
If you have a couple of grand to spend, here's a couple of Mezzotint prints:
