Paintings, Prints & Drawings — 1776-03-28
A Hint to the Ladies to take Care of their HEADS
'A hint to ladies to take care of their heads'. The interior of the Rotunda, Pantheon. A woman stands centrally with a huge hairstyle decorated with feathers. It touches the candles in the chandelier above and catches fire. A maid attempts to put the flames out with an extinguisher. The print satirises the fashion for extravagant hairdressing. BM Satire Catalogue No. 5395.
- Category:
- Paintings, Prints & Drawings
- Object ID:
- 49.10/16
- Object name:
- A Hint to the Ladies to take Care of their HEADS
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- Sayer, Robert, Bennett, John
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- Production date:
- 1776-03-28
- Material:
paper, ink
- Measurements/duration:
- H 353 mm, W 254 mm (paper)
- Part of:
- —
- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 60%
- Part of this object:
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- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
- Image credit:
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- Creative commons usage:
- CC BY-NC 4.0
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