A companion print to British Museum satire no. 5169. Fourteen caricature heads showing the different types of wig worn in 1773. Most appear to be portraits: one is evidently a caricature of Lord Chancellor Bathurst, see British Museum satire no. 4888."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title engraved below image., Plate numbered '29' in upper left corner. Plate number cited in the British Museum Catalogue: 28., and Watermark: Strasburg bend with initials G R below.
Publisher:
Pubd. accorg. to act, Octr. 12, 1773, by M Darly, 39 Strand