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THOMAS ROWLANDSON. Six Stages of Mending a Face, Dedicated with respect to the Right Hon-ble. Lady Archer

Six Stages of Mending a Face, Dedicated with respect to the Right Hon-ble. Lady Archer. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). Dimensions: Sheet: 10 13/16 × 15 1/8 in. (27.4 × 38.4 cm). Publisher: Samuel William Fores (British, 1761-1838). Date: May 29, 1792.
Rowlandson mocks the extreme measures that an aging socialite pursues to appear young and beautiful. She is shown unadorned at upper right-bald, toothless, half-blind and with fallen breasts-then progressively "mends" herself by inserting a false eye and teeth, putting on a long curled wig, and transforming her face and arms with cosmetics. Fashionable clothes and jewelry, and rouge applied with a rabbit's foot, complete the illusion, until she is ready to attend a masquerade. Lady Sarah Archer, evoked in the print's dedication, was often mocked by caricaturists for her heavy use of cosmetics. In the eighteenth century make-up was popular among upper class women but also was much criticized. Since face paint and rouge often contain high levels of lead, they could be dangerous, and their users were condemned for sacrificing health to vanity.

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Autor: Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827)

Título: Six Stages of Mending a Face, Dedicated with respect to the Right Hon-ble. Lady Archer

Descripción:

Traducción automática: Seis etapas de reparación de una cara, dedicadas con respecto al honorable derecho. señora arquera. Artista: Thomas Rowlandson (británico, Londres Londres 1757-1827). Dimensiones: Hoja: 10 13/16 x 15 1/8 pulg. (27,4 × 38,4 cm). Editor: Samuel William Fores (británico, 1761-1838). Fecha: 29 de mayo de 1792. Rowlandson se burla de las medidas extremas que un miembro de la alta sociedad envejece para parecer joven y bella. Se la muestra sin adornos en la parte superior derecha: calva, desdentada, medio ciega y con los senos caídos, luego se "repara" progresivamente insertando un ojo y dientes postizos, poniéndose una peluca larga y rizada y transformando su rostro y brazos con cosméticos. La ropa y las joyas de moda, y el colorete aplicado con una pata de conejo, completan la ilusión, hasta que esté lista para asistir a una mascarada. Los caricaturistas se burlaban a menudo de Lady Sarah Archer, evocada en la dedicatoria de la impresión, por su uso intensivo de cosméticos. En el siglo XVIII el maquillaje era popular entre las mujeres de clase alta pero también era muy criticado. Dado que la pintura facial y el colorete a menudo contienen altos niveles de plomo, podrían ser peligrosos y sus usuarios fueron condenados por sacrificar la salud por vanidad.

Six Stages of Mending a Face, Dedicated with respect to the Right Hon-ble. Lady Archer. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). Dimensions: Sheet: 10 13/16 × 15 1/8 in. (27.4 × 38.4 cm). Publisher: Samuel William Fores (British, 1761-1838). Date: May 29, 1792. Rowlandson mocks the extreme measures that an aging socialite pursues to appear young and beautiful. She is shown unadorned at upper right-bald, toothless, half-blind and with fallen breasts-then progressively "mends" herself by inserting a false eye and teeth, putting on a long curled wig, and transforming her face and arms with cosmetics. Fashionable clothes and jewelry, and rouge applied with a rabbit's foot, complete the illusion, until she is ready to attend a masquerade. Lady Sarah Archer, evoked in the print's dedication, was often mocked by caricaturists for her heavy use of cosmetics. In the eighteenth century make-up was popular among upper class women but also was much criticized. Since face paint and rouge often contain high levels of lead, they could be dangerous, and their users were condemned for sacrificing health to vanity.

Técnica/material: Hand-colored etching

Museo: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA

Editor: Samuel William Fores (British, 1761-1838)

Crédito: Album

Tamaño imagen: 3981 × 2847 px | 32.4 MB

Tamaño impresión: 33.7 × 24.1 cm | 1567.3 × 1120.9 in (300 dpi)

Palabras clave: DIBUJOS Y GRABADOS • EUROPA • GRABADO • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA • REINO UNIDO • THOMAS ROWLANDSON