Opera Reminiscences, Plate 2: Hat Boxes

William Heath ('Paul Pry')

July 14, 1829 · Hand-colored etching · Drawings and Prints

Opera Reminiscences, Plate 2: Hat Boxes — William Heath ('Paul Pry')

This fashion caricature represents two women with enormous hats seated in boxes at the theater. In 1829 Heath devoted a series of prints to female dress, focusing on huge feathered hats and puffed sleeves.

Artist
William Heath ('Paul Pry')
Date
July 14, 1829
Medium
Hand-colored etching
Department
Drawings and Prints
Credit line
Rogers Fund, 1970

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