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Large Wigs
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Large Wigs

1806 - 1900 · letterpress printing; houtsnede; hand coloring; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Popular print with sixteen depictions of extremely large wigs in four rows of four. A line of text under each depiction. Numbered in the top right: No. 21. Subject headings within the Atlas Zeden en Gewoonten: Zeden en Gewoonten in Engeren Zin, De Kleeding, Kleederdrachten (tijdvakken), De 18de eeuw (de pruikentijd). Mannen en vrouwen.

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cartoonprintpopular printhead-gear: bicorne, bicornstyles of hairdresscomedy
Credit lineGrote pruiken. 1806 - 1900. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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