Minneapolis Institute of Art
Monstrocities of 1799, Scene Kensington Gardens
James Gillray; Publisher: Mrs. Hannah Humphrey
- Date
- June 25, 1799
- Medium
- Hand-colored etching
- Department
- European Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
While men's fashion favored wigs into the early nineteenth century, women wore their natural hair but styled it to extraordinary heights. This trend, combined with the fad for tall hats-elaborately appointed with feathers, ribbons, and flowers-is shown presenting challenges at the theater. It was joked that women wearing such foolish hairstyles and hats were unable to fit into their coaches and were consigned, to their great humiliation, to ride on the floor. England, Europe
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