Such Things Are, engraving 1787.
Note:
Throughout the eighteenth century and beyond, the absurdities of fashion provided ample subject matter for caricatures. Young men were a favourite target and this example dissects the details of the extreme fashion.
SOURCE: CUMMING, V. (2006). THE VISUAL HISTORY OF COSTUME ACCESSORIES. FROM HATS TO SHOES: 400 YEARS OF COSTUME ACCESSORIES. NEW YORK: QUITE SPECIFIC MEDIA GROUP. P. 70.
Throughout the eighteenth century and beyond, the absurdities of fashion provided ample subject matter for caricatures. Young men were a favourite target and this example dissects the details of the extreme fashion.
SOURCE: CUMMING, V. (2006). THE VISUAL HISTORY OF COSTUME ACCESSORIES. FROM HATS TO SHOES: 400 YEARS OF COSTUME ACCESSORIES. NEW YORK: QUITE SPECIFIC MEDIA GROUP. P. 70.
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