A woman having her extremely high wig (which towers over her head in an oval form and is flanked by parallel horizontal curls) dressed with curling tongs by a French hair-dresser on a step-ladder; the woman's husband looks on through a small telescope. Engraving, c. 1771.
- Date:
- 1771
- Reference:
- 31709i
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Publication/Creation
1771
Physical description
1 print : engraving ; image 14 x 9 cm
Lettering
The female pyramid.
Reference
Wellcome Collection 31709i
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Location Status Access Closed stores