A woman seated at a table, and underneath a parrot in a cage suspended from the ceiling, unaware that her wig has been set alight by a mischievous monkey; another woman screams in horror as she enters through a door, in the right foreground a cat shields her kittens from a barking dog. Etching.

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[c.1780]
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31650i
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A woman seated at a table, and underneath a parrot in a cage suspended from the ceiling, unaware that her wig has been set alight by a mischievous monkey; another woman screams in horror as she enters through a door, in the right foreground a cat shields her kittens from a barking dog. Etching. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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On the table, candle with cutters

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[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [c.1780]

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1 print : etching ; image 13.9 x 9.1 cm

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The ladie's disaster: ; behold love's emblem in the thoughtless dame,/ who burns alas! unconscious of the flame; / while from the lofty tête 'tis plainly seen/ they've much without, who little have within.

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Wellcome Collection 31650i

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