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