A wig-seller dressing a wig on a stand in his shop; the wig-stands bear the heads of Tory politicians. Wood engraving by W.C.W. after R. Seymour.
- Seymour, Robert, 1798-1836.
- Date:
- 1831
- Reference:
- 31578i
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Description
On the left are John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon; John Singleton Copley, Baron Lyndhurst; and another. On the right are Wellington, Ernest Augustus Duke of Cumberland, William Pitt the younger, and (falling over) Robert Peel. The wig-seller representing Figaro resembles Lord Brougham
Publication/Creation
1831
Physical description
1 print : wood engraving ; image 6.5 x 7.2 cm
Contributors
Lettering
A sign in the bay window of the shop reads "Whiggs dressed here"
Creator/production credits
Attributed in the British Museum online catalogue to W.C. Wise, though the monogram W.C.W. on the present print is the same as that associated in the BM catalogue with William Chester Walker
References note
British Museum, Catalogue of political and personal satires, vol. XI, London 1954, no. 16830
Reference
Wellcome Collection 31578i
Type/Technique
Languages
Subjects
- Figaro (Fictitious character)
- Wigs
- Wigmakers
- Eldon, John Scott, Earl of, 1751-1838.
- Lyndhurst, John Singleton Copley, Baron, 1772-1863.
- Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852.
- Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover, 1771-1851.
- Pitt, William, 1759-1806.
- Peel, Robert, 1788-1850.
- Brougham and Vaux, Henry Brougham, Baron, 1778-1868.
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores