The Feather'd Fair in a Fright, 1777

Satire on fashion: two women in fashionable macaroni costume, their wigs decorated with ostrich feathers are attacked by two ostriches whose plumage they have stolen; their dog, on the left, barks at the birds. 1777 mezzotint with hand-colouring. Date: 1777. Dimensions: Height: 347 mm; Width: 251 mm. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum.