The ladies disaster [graphic]

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Title: The ladies disaster [graphic]
Creator: Caldwall, James, 1739-1819, printmaker
Contributor: Collet, John, 1725?-1780, artist.
Sayer, Robert, 1725-1794, publisher.
Smith, J. active approximately 1750-1792, publisher.
Published / Created: 2 April 1771.
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Printed for Jno. Smith, No. 35 Cheapside, & R. Sayer, No. 53 in Fleet Street, as the act directs
Abstract: "Satire on fashion. A village scene on a windy day with a young woman whose hat, cap and wig have been blown off and caught by her young male companion; she clutches her hands to her head and her skirts blow upwards revealing her calves; a dog runs excitedly beside her; an older couple in the background, to left, laugh at her; pasted to the wall of a cottage on the right is a note reading "A Lecture on Heads"."--British Museum online catalogue
Description: Title from item.
Temporary local subject terms: High wind -- Female dress, 1771 -- Buildings: Cottage -- Allusion to Lecture on heads by George Alexander Stevens.
Provenance: Suckling; March 1959;
Extent: 1 print : plate mark 36.1 x 26.3 cm, on sheet 45 x 28 cm
Language: English

Genre: Satires (Visual works) England 1771
Engravings England London 1771
Etchings England London 1771
Material: etching and engraving ; and laid paper.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Geographic): England
Subject (Topic): Clothing & dress
Winds
Headdresses
Hats
Dwellings
Dogs
Subjects: Clothing & dress > England > 1770-1780
Winds
Headdresses
Hats
Dwellings
Dogs
England > 1771
England > London > 1771

Access: Public
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