"A naked, bald, and grotesquely obese man stands on the tips of his toes about to plunge, or rather topple, into a bath, in which he admires, Narcissus-like, his own absurd reflection. He is poised on a platform projecting over the bath; behind him st...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. April 6, 1803, by R. Ackermann, N. 101 Strand, London
Subject (Name):
Narcissus (Greek mythological character),
Subject (Topic):
Prostitution, Public baths, Obesity, Therapeutic baths, Bathing, Nudes, and Signs (Notices)
"Two handsome young courtesans coax an enormously obese and carbuncled 'cit' towards the door of a bagnio (right). One (right) takes him by the wrist, throwing back a cloak to reveal her charms; he leers hideously at her. The other takes him by the sh...
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. March 1st, 1812, by Thos. Tegg, No. 111 Cheapside
Subject (Topic):
Prostitution, Baths, Warm, Courtesans, Public baths, Doors & doorways, and Signs (Notices)
"Two scenes on one plate. In the top scene a hefty nude woman is helped from a bathing machine into the water by a younger nude woman and older dressed woman. Within the enclosure there are two partially clothed women. In the background there is a sec...
Description:
Titles etched below images.
Publisher:
Pubd. March 25, 1800, at R. Ackermann's Repository of the Arts, 101 Strand
Subject (Topic):
Public baths, Bathing, Nudes, Bathtubs & showers, Fireplaces, Kettles, and Obesity
A Turkish bath; a white woman, nude apart from a cloth around her legs, seats on low steps in a bath-house with a high ceiling perforated by numerous round holes; a black woman servant standing behind her and assisting her. On the wall to the right is...
Description:
Title, printmaker, publisher, state, and date from Paulson.
Publisher:
A. de La Mottraye
Subject (Name):
La Mottraye, Aubry de, approximately 1674-1743.
Subject (Topic):
Public baths, Therapeutic baths, Servants, and Women
