A man asleep in a chair, having his hair or wig powdered by a male hair-dresser; a woman sits next to him and a French cook reads to him from a list; in the background a courier is stealing something from a writing desk. Engraving by J. Goldar, 1771, after Pugh.

  • Pugh, Herbert.
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17 December 1771
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31283i
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view A man asleep in a chair, having his hair or wig powdered by a male hair-dresser; a woman sits next to him and a French cook reads to him from a list; in the background a courier is stealing something from a writing desk. Engraving by J. Goldar, 1771, after Pugh.

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A man asleep in a chair, having his hair or wig powdered by a male hair-dresser; a woman sits next to him and a French cook reads to him from a list; in the background a courier is stealing something from a writing desk. Engraving by J. Goldar, 1771, after Pugh. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Lettering within the image: in the man's lefthand is a paper, inscribed, "For the Benefit of Mrs Cornellys", the box on the knee of the woman is inscribed, "Madamoisele Laycock Milliner", at the foot of the group lies a playbill of "All for Love", and the French cook reads a menu of "Bouillie Ragout Fricassée"

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[London] (Litchfield Street, St. Anns Soho) : Publish'd as the Act Directs by J. Wesson, 17 December 1771.

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1 print : engraving ; image 39.9 x 52.6 cm

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Done from an original picture in the collection of the right hon.ble the Earl of Granard to whom this plate is most humbly dedicated by his lordships most obedient hum.ble servt. ; Pugh pinxt. ; I. Wesson excudt. ; I. Goldar sculpt.

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Wellcome Collection 31283i

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