The Complete Coiffeur, or, An Essay on the Art of Adorning Natural, and of Creating Artificial, Beauty

Author J. B. M. D. Lafoy French

Translator Samuel T. Woodworth American

Illustrator Thomas Gimbrede American, born France

1817

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Title: The Complete Coiffeur, or, An Essay on the Art of Adorning Natural, and of Creating Artificial, Beauty
Author: J. B. M. D. Lafoy (French, late 18th–early 19th century)
Translator: Samuel T. Woodworth (American, 1784–1842)
Illustrator: Thomas Gimbrede (American (born France), Agen 1781–1832 West Point, New York)
Date: 1817
Medium: Illustrations: engraving
Dimensions: 7 5/16 x 4 5/16 x 9/16 in. (18.5 x 11 x 1.5 cm)
Classification: Books
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1942
Object Number: 42.98.1
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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