"A grand bedroom with the countess holding a morning levée attended by her hairdresser while the lawyer, Silvertongue, arranges to meet her at a masquerade; others in the room include a female friend and effeminate men who pay rapt attention to a castrato singer accompanied by a flautist, a young black man who serves chocolate to the party, and a small black boy who points to the horns of a figure of Actaeon purchased at an auction with other objects, including a fake mermaid; playing cards and invitations lie on the floor."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Toilette
Description:
Title etched below image., After Hogarth's painting "The Toilette" in the National Gallery, London., In lower left corner: Size of picture 3 ft. by 2 ft. 4 in., No. 4 in a series of 6 images, known as "The toilette.", Series title engraved below image., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., Copy of: Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 3, no. 2375., Copy of: Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (3rd ed.), no. 161., and Copy of: Paulson, R. Hogarth's graphic works (1st ed.), no. 231.
Publisher:
Pub. Jany. 1, 1798, by J. & J. Boydell, N. 90, Cheapside & at the Shakspeare Gallery, Pall Mall, London
Title from item., Date and place of publication supplied by curator., In upper margin: Musèe Grotesque., This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing., and Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Clysters.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Enema, Voyeurism, Servants, Boudoirs, Medical tools & equipment, and Punishment devices
As she looks directly at the viewer, a short, plump woman dressed in a short dickey bares her breasts as she stands, legs apart, between a dresser and an armchair. A cat with a shocked expression looks up under her short chemise
Description:
Title from caption etched below image., Printmaker and imprint from British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Mounted to 29 x 22 cm.
