An Actress at her Toilet, or Miss Brazen just Breecht, 1779

The interior of a well-furnished dressing-room. A young woman stands in the centre, arms akimbo, putting on a pair of breeches and looking towards the mirror which stands on a dressing-table (right) in which a small monkey is also looking. A maid-servant (left) stoops to fasten the buttons at the right. Knee. A poodle, partly shaved, barks at the actress; it stands on a play bill inscribed "and the part of capt macheath by miss. " a pair of top-boots lies on the floor. On a stool (right) is a sword, a pair of stays, and a paper inscribed "to be seen a most surprising hermaphrodite. " 1779 mezzotint. Date: 1779. Dimensions: Height: 351 mm; Width: 251 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Margaret Kennedy. Collection: British Museum.