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The feminine gender
Title
The feminine gender / HK [monogram].
Publication
[London : Pub'd Feby. 2, 1787, by S.W. Fores at the Caracature Wareho]use, No.3 Piccadilly, [2 February 1787]
Physical Description
1 print : etching ; sheet 27.2 x 21 cm
Medium
laid paper
Notes
Title etched below image.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark; most of the imprint cropped from this half.
Imprint statement inferred from companion print on same sheet: The masculine gender.
Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Summary
A rather feminine-looking man walks to the left. He has a protruding "derrière" which makes his coat tails stand out and a very prominant bosom of ruffles. A large hat is set on top of curled hair, and he carries a tiny swagger stick.
Format
Images
Language
English
Added to Catalog
February 05, 2007
Subjects
Genre/Form
Satires (Visual works) - England - 1787.
Etchings - England - London - 1787.
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