Six Stages of Mending a Face, Dedicated with respect to the Right Hon-ble. Lady Archer
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Title
Six Stages of Mending a Face, Dedicated with respect to the Right Hon-ble. Lady Archer
Subject
cosmetics, 18th-century fashion, satire
Description
A mocking visual depiction of the aging socialite Lady Sarah Archer, who was infamous for her excessive makeup (aside from her illegal gambling dens and how she went about marrying off her four teenage daughters)
Also, this is hardly customary for a description, but I would love it if anyone could discover how old Lady Archer was at the time (1792). My sources ran dry.
Also, this is hardly customary for a description, but I would love it if anyone could discover how old Lady Archer was at the time (1792). My sources ran dry.
Creator
Thomas Rowlandson (1757–1827)
Source
Publisher
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
Date
May 29, 1792
Contributor
Ben Richardson
Rights
Public Domain
Format
Hand-colored etching; Sheet: 10 13/16 × 15 1/8 in. (27.4 × 38.4 cm)
Language
English
Type
cartoon
Identifier
59.533.463
Files
Citation
Thomas Rowlandson (1757–1827), “Six Stages of Mending a Face, Dedicated with respect to the Right Hon-ble. Lady Archer,” Enlightenmens, accessed February 6, 2023, http://enlightenmens.lmc.gatech.edu/items/show/576.