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 some etching. Date: 1777. Dimensions: Height: 153 mm; Width: 115 mm. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum.