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  • A masque. Coloured engraving, ca. 1804-1811.
  • A woman striking a pose in masque costume, with a stork or crane. Woodcut by T. Stimmer, 1580.
  • Masque in honour of King Charles III of Spain: three chariots carrying pagan deities of the moon, the earth and fire. Etching by A.J. Defehrt after F. Tramullas, 1764.
  • A masquerade in which King Charles VI of France and some others, dressed as wildmen in shaggy costumes, are nearly burned to death by accident. Aquatint by J. Harris after J. Froissart.
  • Commentatio de personis vvlgo larvis sev mascheris, von der Carnavals-lvst critico historico morali atqve ivridico modo diligenter conscripta / a Christoph. Henr. nob. dom. de Berger.
  • Commentatio de personis vvlgo larvis sev mascheris, von der Carnavals-lvst critico historico morali atqve ivridico modo diligenter conscripta / a Christoph. Henr. nob. dom. de Berger.
  • Commentatio de personis vvlgo larvis sev mascheris, von der Carnavals-lvst critico historico morali atqve ivridico modo diligenter conscripta / a Christoph. Henr. nob. dom. de Berger.
  • Commentatio de personis vvlgo larvis sev mascheris, von der Carnavals-lvst critico historico morali atqve ivridico modo diligenter conscripta / a Christoph. Henr. nob. dom. de Berger.
  • Two boys tease a carnival reveller wearing a grotesque mask, while a third boy blows a horn. Colour lithograph after L. Boilly, 1824.
  • People playing ancient musical instruments. Etching.
  • People playing ancient musical instruments. Etching.
  • A royal banquet given by the City of Paris for King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette to celebrate the birth of their son, the Dauphin. Engraving by J.M. Moreau after P.L. Moreau.
  • Three musicians, one in drag, in masks for an "Olympia" masked ball.
  • Three musicians, one in drag, in masks for an "Olympia" masked ball.
  • People engaged in pleasures (dancing, drinking, gaming, flirting) to counteract the pains of illness and old age. Line engraving attributed to O. van Veen (Vaenius).
  • Children playing at being adults; a boy sits at his dressing table having his hair dressed by a boy pretending to be a hair-dresser; another boy in the background folds clothes. Coloured lithograph by C. Bargue after H. de Montaut.
  • A man dressed in absurd protective clothing against the cholera epidemic. Etching, c. 1832.
  • A surgery where all fantasy and follies are purged and good qualities are prescribed. Line engraving by E. de Boulonnois, 16--.
  • A surgery where all fantasy and follies are purged and good qualities are prescribed. Line engraving by E. de Boulonnois, 16--.