Slight of Hand by a Monkey - or the Lady's Head Unloaded, Johann Martin Will, 1776

Satire on fashion: a monkey on a wall in upper left snatches a huge wig from the head of a female macaroni revealing her to be almost bald, to the delight of a passing butcher's boy and a man picking pears who looks over the wall. 25 october 1776 hand-coloured mezzotint. Date: 1776. Dimensions: Height: 351 mm; Width: 252 mm. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. Slight of Hand by a Monkey - or the Lady's Head Unloaded (BM J,5.105)

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