Venus attired by the Graces
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| Caption | Venus attired by the Graces. A fat ugly woman sits squarely on a stool, in stays and petticoat with clumsy ungartered stockings. Three women, grotesquely ugly, advance towards her, one with a cap, the other with a petticoat, a third with a chamber-pot. On the ground are combs, hair-tongs, tankard, pin-cushion, fan, and garters. Said to be a satire on 'some vulgar fashionable' (BM). / A satire on some vulgar fashionable of the commencement of the present century (Wright/Evans). Artist: Gillray, James, 1756-1815. Date: December 8, 1800. Sourced from Digital Commonwealth website. |
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| Creator | see caption |
| Artwork medium | 1 print: hand-colored etching; sheet 23 x 32 cm |
| Credit | Boston Public Library |
| Terms of use | No known copyright restrictions |
| Search stock images by keyword | Venus attired Graces Gillray James 1756-1815 Clothing dress Etchings Caricatures Satires Visual |
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