High Spirits
An exploration of 100 works by the sharp-eyed, English caricaturist Thomas Rowlandson.
THOMAS ROWLANDSON (1757-1827)
Dressing for a Masquerade.
1 Apr 1790Hand-coloured etching | 37.7 x 50.0 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 810382
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