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Progress of the Toilet: The Wig
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Progress of the Toilet: The Wig

James Gillray · c. 1815 - c. 1820 · etching; hand coloring; aquatint; paper

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

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No. 2 from a series of three prints showing the various stages of dressing in 1810. The lady sits, in a white undergarment, with a book in her hand, before her dressing table mirror. Her maid stands behind her holding a wig. On the table to the left, various carafes with beauty products. Clothes and a music book on the floor. On the chair, a sunbonnet. On the wall, an open bookcase; key in the door. The print notes that the drawing is by an amateur.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineProgress of the Toilet: The Wig. c. 1815 - c. 1820. James Gillray. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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