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It referred to wealthy young men who wore the elaborate style of dress that they had seen during their ‘Grand Tour’ of Europe. In the 18th century many noblemen and gentlemen went on the Grand Tour to complete their education. The aim was to see the great sights of Europe, especially those in Italy.\r\n\r\nThe name ‘Macaroni’ was probably taken from the Macaroni Club, a fashionable dining society that specialised in foreign foods such as macaroni. This watercolour may also be connected with the second use of the Italian word ‘maccherone’, meaning a fool. It is possible that the principal figure is Charles Douglas, 3rd Duke of Queensbury (1698-1778).","physicalDescription":"Watercolour drawing entitled 'The Macaroni' depicting a grotesque figure in fine dress, standing alone at a garden party, with a gentleman and three ladies with fans smiling in the background.  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Great Britain, 1774.","bibliographicReferences":[{"reference":{"text":"","id":""},"details":"","free":"Tim Batchelor, Cedar Lewisohn, Martin Myrone <u>Rude Britannia: British Comic Art</u> London: Tate Publishing, 2010. ISBN: 9781854378866."},{"reference":{"text":"","id":""},"details":"P. 110-1","free":"William Hauptman, <u>Samuel Hieronymus Grimm (1733-1794) : a very English Swiss</u> Milan : 5 Continents Editions,  2014. 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The name was probably taken from the Macaroni Club, a fashionable dining society which catered for such young men and specialised in foreign foods such as macaroni.  Horace Walpole wrote in a letter of 6 February 1764 that the club was 'composed of all the travelled young men who wear long curls and spying-glasses'.  Another dimension in this watercolour may be connected with the second use of the Italian word 'maccherone', meaning a fool. It is possible that the principal figure is the third Duke of Queensbury (1698-1778).\r\n\r\nGrimm was born in Switzerland, and settled in London in1765.  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