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Dressing for a Masquerade. 1 - 1 Apr 1790
Hand-coloured etching | 37.7 x 50.0 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 810382
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A hand-coloured print of a party of women preparing for a masquerade. On the left, a seated woman is having her hair combed by a elderly male hairdresser. A woman standing on a chair, admires the back of her dress in a mirror held up by an old maid. On the right, a woman bends to adjust her stocking whilst another woman wearing a mask admires herself in a mirror. Centre left, a woman dressed as a monk holds a bottle and glass. Inscribed in the plate: Rowlandson 1790 / Pub April 1 1790 by SW Fores N3 Piccadilly
Provenance
Purchased by the Prince of Wales from William Holland in 1790 for 5s (TNA HO73/20/1, fol.17)
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Medium and techniques
Hand-coloured etching
Measurements
37.7 x 50.0 cm (sheet of paper)
36.2 x 48.9 cm (platemark)
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Place of Production
Greater London [England]