Making Decent or preparing for St. George's Day

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Artist/Maker	Thomas McLean & Co (publishers) William Heath (artist)
Place of origin	London (published)

Hand-coloured etching. The Duchess of St Albans is shown sitting at a dressing table in a fashionable green dress with huge puffed sleeves and trimmed with white ruffles, the mirror reflects her face as she shaves her upper lip. Her hair is elaborately dressed with an ornate comb. The Duke of St Albans watches her doing so from the side.

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Categories	Satire Prints Caricatures & Cartoons Fashion Womenswear
Object type	Satirical print
Title	Making Decent or preparing for St. George's Day (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	hand-coloured etching Etching Hand-Colouring
Brief description	William Heath. 'Making Decent or preparing for St. Georges Day'. Caricature of William, 9th Duke of St. Albans, and his duchess Harriet. Published London, 1828.
Physical description	Hand-coloured etching. The Duchess of St Albans is shown sitting at a dressing table in a fashionable green dress with huge puffed sleeves and trimmed with white ruffles, the mirror reflects her face as she shaves her upper lip. Her hair is elaborately dressed with an ornate comb. The Duke of St Albans watches her doing so from the side.
Dimensions	Height: 14.5in Width: 10.25in
Bibliographic references	Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1943, London: HMSO, 1956. British Museum, Catalogue of Politicial and Personal Satires [c.1320-1832] London, 1870-1954.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.620-1943

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O726375/making-decent-or-preparing-for-satirical-print-william-heath/

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