The five orders of perriwigs, William Hogarth, 1761

Five rows of wigs, or periwigs, classified as "parsonic", "old peerian or aldermanic", "lexonic", "composite" and "queerinthian"; at the bottom of the sheet a row of womens heads with, on the left, that of the newly-crowned queen charlotte; the wigs are annotated in the manner of illustrations to contemporary architectural treatises. 1761 etching. Date: 1761. Dimensions: Height: 301 mm; Width: 218 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Charlotte, Queen of George III. Collection: British Museum. The five orders of perriwigs (BM 1868,0822.1621)

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