How you like de waltz, Mr. Lorenzo?"
Derogatory depiction of an African American couple at a dance ball. "Mr. Lorenzo" and his female dance partner hold hands as they waltz. His partner, wearing a huge pink headpiece adorned with feathers and a blue and yellow dress with huge puff sleeves, asks how he likes the waltz. "Mr. Lorenzo," dressed in pantaloons, a green coat with tails, and an oversized bow tie and collar, responds that he believes the waltz is "for de common people."; An Edward Williams Clay print from the series Life in Philadelphia.
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