Full Dress for 1828: Dedicated to the Feathered Race
This fashion caricature represents a lady whose gown is decorated with three rows of pink and yellow feathers around the skirt, with more springing from her shoulders. In 1829 Heath devoted a series of prints to exaggerated elements of female dress. From 1827–29 Heath used the image of a little dandy holding an umbrella to sign prints, seen here at lower left, a reference to Paul Pry, a nosy character in an 1825 play by John Poole.
Artwork Details
- Title: Full Dress for 1828: Dedicated to the Feathered Race
- Artist: William Heath ('Paul Pry') (British, Northumbria 1794/95–1840 Hampstead)
- Publisher: Thomas McLean (British, 1788–1875)
- Date: 1828
- Medium: Hand-colored etching
- Dimensions: Sheet: 14 3/16 × 9 13/16 in. (36 × 25 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Purchase, Harry G. Friedman Bequest, 1967
- Object Number: 67.539.55
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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Thomas McLean
1827–29
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1827–29
William Heath ('Paul Pry')
Thomas McLean
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