Much Ado about Nothing!!!
Satirical Print
1828 (published)
1828 (published)
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Hand-coloured etching of a gaunt, plain woman dressed in an exaggeratedly outsize, elaborately trimmed and embellished dress with huge full sleeves and a flower and ribbon trimmed bonnet which dwarf their wearer.
Object details
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| Title | Much Ado about Nothing!!! (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | hand-coloured etching |
| Brief description | William Heath. 'Much Ado about Nothing!!!'. Fashion caricature. Published London, 1828 |
| Physical description | Hand-coloured etching of a gaunt, plain woman dressed in an exaggeratedly outsize, elaborately trimmed and embellished dress with huge full sleeves and a flower and ribbon trimmed bonnet which dwarf their wearer. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1943, London: HMSO, 1956. |
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| Accession number | E.617-1943 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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