The five orders of perriwigs as they were worn at the late coronation, measured architectonically [graphic].

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Title
The five orders of perriwigs as they were worn at the late coronation, measured architectonically [graphic].
Alternative Title
Five orders of periwigs
Creator
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, printmaker
Contributor
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, artist, publisher.
Published / Created
[15 October 1761]
Publication Place
London
Publisher
Publish'd as the act directs, Octr. 15, 1761 by W. Hogarth
Abstract

"Five rows of wigs classified as "Parsonic", "Old Peerian or Aldermanic", "Lexonic", "Composite" and "Queerinthian"; at the bottom of the sheet a row of womens heads with, on the left, that of the newly-crowned Queen Charlotte; the wigs are annotated in the manner of illustrations to contemporary architectural treatises."--British Museum online catalogue

Description
Title etched above image.
Title from Paulson: The five orders of periwigs.
State from Paulson. The second 'e' in advertisement added above the line; the 'k' in parsonic burnished out.
Caption etched below image: Advertisement. In about seventeen years will be compleated, in six volumns, folio, price fifteen guineas, the exact measurements of the perriwigs of the ancients ...
Portraits after James 'Athenian' Stuart and Nicholas Revett.
Ms. note in pencil in Steevens's hand above print: Perriwigs five orders of. See Mr. Nichols's book, edit 3. P. 372.
Sheet trimmed to: 29.8 x 21.6 cm.
Formerly on page 187 in volume 2. Removed in 2012 by LWL conservator.
Provenance
George Steevens bequeathed this collection to William Windham (1750-1810). At Windham's death, the collection was put up for sale on 20 July 1810 and was bought in by Mrs. Windham at 292 guineas; by descent through the Windham family; Sotheby's, 17 February 1919 to Dyson Perrins for £400; Sotheby's sale including Property of the Late C.W. Dyson Perrins, Esq., 11 June 1959, lot 100 purchased by Maggs Bros. for W.S. Lewis for £1300.
Extent
1 print : plate mark 30.3 x 22.0 cm, on sheet 31.9 x 23.4 cm
Edition
[State 3].
Language
English

Collection Information

Repository
Lewis Walpole Library
Call Number
Folio 75 H67 800 v.2 (Oversize) Box 2
Collection Title
Plate 64. Queen Charlotte's collection of Hogarth works.
Collection / Other Creator
Charlotte, Queen, consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744-1818, collector.
Collection Date
[England], [1732-1764]

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Genre
Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1761
Etchings England London 1761
Annotations (Provenance) 18th century
Material
etching ; and laid paper.
Resource Type
still image
Subject (Name)
Charlotte, Queen, consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744-1818
Revett, Nicholas, 1720-1804
Stuart, James, 1713-1788.
Subject (Topic)
Antiquarians
Clothing & dress
Hairstyles
Wigs
Subjects
Charlotte, Queen, consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744-1818 > Caricatures and cartoons
Revett, Nicholas, 1720-1804 > Caricatures and cartoons
Stuart, James, 1713-1788
Antiquarians
Clothing & dress
Hairstyles
Wigs
England > 1761
England > London > 1761
18th century
Steevens, George, 1736-1800 > Ownership
Perrins, Charles William Dyson, 1864-1958 > Ownership
Kinnaird, Charles Kinnaird, Baron, 1780-1826 > Ownership
Sotheby, Frederick Edward, 1837-1909 > Ownership
Charlotte, Queen, consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744-1818 > Ownership

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Identifiers

Orbis Record
9883324
Object ID (OID)
16194154

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