'A whist-er at Boodles - or a choice peice [sic] of double milled Yorkshire broad cloth', 1820. Artist: Isaac Cruikshank

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'A whist-er at Boodles - or a choice peice [sic] of double milled Yorkshire broad cloth', 1820. A very obese man in profile is about to step into Boodle's club, Pall Mall. He wears a dandy's top-hat and collar but old-fashioned breeches and flat shoes.

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Photo credit: © The London Archives (City of London)/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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