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James Gillray
1756-1815
Female curiosity
[London] : Publish'd Decr. 1st. 1778, by W. Humphrey, [1778]
etching, hand colored
image: 314 x 243 mm; trimmed sheet: 360 x 255 mm
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.237
Notes
By James Gillray.
Provenance
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary
Print shows a woman in her bedchamber with her maidservant; the woman, with her nightdress hiked up above her waist, kneeling on the bed on one knee while adjusting an enormous wig over her bare buttocks; the maidservant holds a mirror showing the woman's backside view for her to admire. On a table in the background is a bust, combs, and a brush for the wig; in the foreground, a cat with arched back hisses at the reflection in the mirror and a dog investigates the woman's corset lying on the floor.
Associated names
Humphrey, William, ca. 1740-ca. 1810, publisher.
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
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Classification
Department
Century prints
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