A Hint to the Ladies to take Care of their Heads
Date1776
Maker
Robert Sayer (1725-1794) & John Bennett (fl. 1760-1787)
Publisher
Robert Sayer (1725-1794)
Publisher
John Bennett
(fl. 1760 - 1787)
OriginEngland, London
MediumMezzotint with line engraving
DimensionsPlate trimmed: OH: 14" x OW: 9 15/16"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1950-606
DescriptionLower margin reads: "A Hint to the Ladies to take Care of their HEADS./ London, Printed for R. Sayer [illegible] J. Bennett N.o 53 Fleet Street, as the Act directs 28.th March 1776."Label TextIt is said that this is the interior of the rotunda at the Pantheon. A lady stands in the center with a headress of feathers taller than she. They have just caught fire from the hanging candelabra. A maid servant directs a jet of water from a fire-extinguisher towards the fire. A man behind her holds a board marked off as apparently to measure this coiffure. Several other ladies and gentlemen, all in macaroni type attire sit around watching this with dismay. In a small balcony above left muscians play. Towards the right workmen appear on a scaffolding at work with a mallet of some kind, but what they are doing is unknown.
ProvenanceUnknown.
January 25, 1777
July 17, 1776
