The genius of history, or, Dressing for a masked ball at Naples [graphic]

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Creator:

Lane, Theodore, 1800-1828, attributed name

Published / Created:

[October 1820]

Call Number:

Folio 75 H89 821 (Oversize)

Collection Title:

Page 4. George Humphrey shop album.

Image Count:

1

Resource Type:

still image

Abstract:

"The Princess of Wales, squat and fat, wearing a short transparent dress, adjusts her hair at a large glass above a console table on which lies her black mask. Bergami stands beside her, holding a scarf and a box of 'Essence Bergamy'; he wears orders ...

Alternative Title:

Dressing for a masked ball at Naples

Description:

Title etched below image.

Publisher:

Pubd. October 1820 by G. Humphrey, St. James St.

Subject (Name):

Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821 and Bergami, Bartolomeo Bergami, Baron

Subject (Topic):

Adultery, Obesity, Mirrors, Grooming, Masks, and Volcanoes

Found in:

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