An Actress at her Toilet, or, Miss Brazen Just Breecht

The interior of a well-furnished dressing-room. A young woman stands in the centre, arms akimbo, putting on a pair of breeches and looking towards the mirror which stands on a dressing-table (right) in which a small monkey is also looking. A maid-servant (left) stoops to fasten the buttons at the right. knee. A poodle, partly shaved, barks at the actress; it stands on a play bill inscribed "and the Part of Capt Macheath by Miss ." A pair of top-boots lies on the floor. On a stool (right) is a sword, a pair of stays, and a paper inscribed "To be seen a most surprising Hermaphrodite.

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Identifier: xw42n814p
Collection: Art Works
Institution: Yale University Libraries
Date Issued: Jun. 24, 1779
Dates Covered: 1779
Genre: Art
Places: England > Greater London > London
Topic(s): Actors
Animals
Clothing
Crossdressing
Visual arts
Resource Type: Still Image
Analog Format: 1 print : mezzotint, hand-colored ; sheet 37 x 27 cm
Language: English
Rights: Copyright undetermined
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