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See here, and laugh at the fashionable life, O youth! yes, mock freely the procession, / Which, foolishly, wishes to make a mockery of itself; Cultivate dignity in your heart
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See here, and laugh at the fashionable life, O youth! yes, mock freely the procession, / Which, foolishly, wishes to make a mockery of itself; Cultivate dignity in your heart

1715 - 1813 · letterpress printing; colour; houtsnede; paper

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Sheet with 16 scenes of the ridiculous fashion phenomenon of very high hairstyles and wigs. Each image has a caption. Numbered top right: No. 9.

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cartoonprintpopular printcaricatures (human types)styles of hairdresswig
Credit lineZie hier, en lach om 't modesch leven, ô jeugd! ja spot vry met den stoet, / Die, dwaas, zich zelf ten spot wil geeven; Kweek deftigheid in uw gemoed. 1715 - 1813. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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