An actress at her toilet, or, Miss Brazen just breecht [graphic]
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Description
- Title
- An actress at her toilet, or, Miss Brazen just breecht [graphic]
- Alternative Title
- Miss Brazen just breecht
- Contributor
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Bowles, Carington, 1724-1793, publisher.
Collet, John, 1725?-1780, artist. - Published / Created
- published as the act directs, 24 June 1779.
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Printed for & sold by Carington Bowles ...
- Abstract
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"The interior of a well-furnished dressing-room. A young woman stands in the centre, arms akimbo, putting on a pair of breeches and looking towards the mirror which stands on a dressing-table (right) in which a small monkey is also looking. A maid-servant (left) stoops to fasten the buttons at the right. knee. A poodle, partly shaved, barks at the actress; it stands on a play bill inscribed "and the Part of Capt Macheath by Miss ." A pair of top-boots lies on the floor. On a stool (right) is a sword, a pair of stays, and a paper inscribed "To be seen a most surprising Hermaphrodite.""--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
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Title from text engraved below image.
Sheet trimmed to plate mark. - Extent
- 1 print : sheet 37 x 27 cm
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- 779.06.24.01+
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Satires (Visual works) England 1779
Mezzotints England London 1779 - Material
- mezzotint, hand-colored ;
- Subject (Geographic)
- England
- Subject (Topic)
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Actresses
Clothing & dress
Cross dressing
Dogs
Women domestics - Subjects
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Actresses > England > 18th century
Clothing & dress > England > 1770-1780
Cross dressing
Dogs
Women domestics
England > 1779
England > London > 1779
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 6697385
- Object ID (OID)
- 10723290