Wigs Collection (page 3)

The midnight conversation by William Hogarth
3785852 The midnight conversation by William Hogarth by Hogarth, William (1697-1764); (add.info.: The Harlots progress by William Hogarth. The midnight conversation. WH: English artist - 1697 -1764)

Page from Hamleys Toy Shop catalogue, 1937 (litho)
5989472 Page from Hamleys Toy Shop catalogue, 1937 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Page from Hamleys Toy Shop catalogue, 1937.); © Look and Learn

European fashions and hairstyles, 1500-1800. Illustration for Bilder-Atlas (engraving)
5996302 European fashions and hairstyles, 1500-1800. Illustration for Bilder-Atlas (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: European fashions and hairstyles)

Portrait of a musician, probably Petruccio, half-length
5947493 Portrait of a musician, probably Petruccio, half-length, playing a theorbo (oil on canvas) by Neapolitan School, (17th century)

Child participants in fancy dress competition, c. 1910 (black and white photographer)
6031182 Child participants in fancy dress competition, c.1910 (black and white photographer) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

General Lloyd, 1773 (oil on canvas)
5938264 General Lloyd, 1773 (oil on canvas) by Hone, Nathaniel (1718-84); 76.2x63.8 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, UK; eFitzwilliam Museum; Irish, out of copyright

Samuel Hallifax, Bishop of Gloucester, 1788 (w / c on ivory)
5938075 Samuel Hallifax, Bishop of Gloucester, 1788 (w/c on ivory) by Edridge, Henry (1769-1821); 6.3x5.2 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge

Portrait of Marquis de La Fayette (pastel on paper)
5862985 Portrait of Marquis de La Fayette (pastel on paper) by Weyler, Jean-Baptiste (1747-91); 62 x 54 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier)

Sketches of the Opening of Term at the Law Courts (engraving)
1624774 Sketches of the Opening of Term at the Law Courts (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches of the Opening of Term at the Law Courts)

French women, 1778-79 (engraving)
957977 French women, 1778-79 (engraving) by Jacquemin, Raphael (1821-81); Private Collection; (add.info.: French women, 1778-79. After a drawing from life by Desrais)

Marshal of Tallard and Mr Laubanie at camp before the Battle of Landau, November 1703 (engraving)
957974 Marshal of Tallard and Mr Laubanie at camp before the Battle of Landau, November 1703 (engraving) by Jacquemin, Raphael (1821-81); Private Collection; (add.info)

How the Old Squire Caught the Big Jack (engraving)
961414 How the Old Squire Caught the Big Jack (engraving) by Lomax, John Arthur (1857-1923); Private Collection; (add.info.: How the Old Squire Caught the Big Jack)

Portrait of Edmond Halley (engraving)
982192 Portrait of Edmond Halley (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Edmond Halley, English astronomer, geophysicist, mathematician)

Liebig card featuring the Earl of Halsbury (colour litho)
984230 Liebig card featuring the Earl of Halsbury (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hardinge Giffard, Earl of Halsbury)

King George I of Great Britain and Ireland (engraving)
816874 King George I of Great Britain and Ireland (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: George I)

Portrait of Edward Law (engraving)
819321 Portrait of Edward Law (engraving) by Lawrence, Thomas (1769-1830) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Edward Law, Lord Ellenborough, British Tory politician)

Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (engraving)
816771 Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, French playwright and actor better known as by his stage name)

Portrait of Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux (engraving)
819922 Portrait of Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux (engraving) by Rigaud, Hyacinthe (1659-1743) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux, French poet and critic)

Portrait of Daniel Defoe (engraving)
819907 Portrait of Daniel Defoe (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Daniel Defoe, English writer, journalist and pamphleteer. Engraved by Medland)

Portrait of Charles Paulet (engraving)
819647 Portrait of Charles Paulet (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charles Paulet, Marquess of Winchester, Earl of Wiltshire)

Portrait of John Aubrey (engraving)
819344 Portrait of John Aubrey (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: John Aubrey, English antiquarian and writer.); Look and Learn / Elgar Collection

Portrait of Jan van Gool (engraving)
820529 Portrait of Jan van Gool (engraving) by Schouman, Aert (1710-92); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jan van Gool, Dutch painter and writer)

Portrait of the Duke and Duchess of Lauderdale (engraving)
820151 Portrait of the Duke and Duchess of Lauderdale (engraving) by Lely, Peter (1618-80) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Elizabeth, Duchess of Lauderdale, and John Maitland)

Portrait of Don Luis de Borbon, Infante of Spain, 1769 (oil on canvas)
874948 Portrait of Don Luis de Borbon, Infante of Spain, 1769 (oil on canvas) by Mengs, Anton Raphael (1728-79); 82.55 x62.87 cm; San Diego Museum of Art, USA; (add.info.: Don Luis de Borbon)

A real scene in St Pauls Church Yard, on a Windy Day (engraving)
582550 A real scene in St Pauls Church Yard, on a Windy Day (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A real scene in St Pauls Church Yard)

Men of Kamchatka, far eastern Russia, c. 1820s-30s (coloured engraving)
468750 Men of Kamchatka, far eastern Russia, c.1820s-30s (coloured engraving) by Italian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration from Costumi dei)

Elector of Brunswick-Luneburg (engraving)
812666 Elector of Brunswick-Luneburg (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Luneburg (1629-98)

King William and Queen Mary (engraving)
812636 King William and Queen Mary (engraving) by Kneller, Godfrey (1646-1723) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: King William and Queen Mary, after Sir Godfrey Kneller and Vander Vart)

Portrait of Alessandro Scarlatti (colour litho)
815078 Portrait of Alessandro Scarlatti (colour litho) by Italian School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of Alessandro Scarlatti)

Portrait of Domenico Scarlatti (engraving)
815077 Portrait of Domenico Scarlatti (engraving) by Italian School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of Domenico Scarlatti)

Bartholomaeus Pitiscus, 1825 (engraving)
KW428486 Bartholomaeus Pitiscus, 1825 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: illustration from Crabbs Historical Dictionary depicting Pitiscus)

Portrait of James Adam, 1754 (oil on canvas)
TW426951 Portrait of James Adam, 1754 (oil on canvas) by Ramsay, Allan (1713-84); 91.5x68.8 cm; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK; (add.info.: James Adam (1732-94)

The Trial of the Knave of Hearts, from Alices Adventures In Wonderland And Through
2657673 The Trial of the Knave of Hearts, from Alices Adventures In Wonderland And Through The Looking-Glass And What Alice Found There, by Lewis Carroll (1832 - 98)

Portrait of Lord William Russell, engraved by H. Robinson (engraving)
2563415 Portrait of Lord William Russell, engraved by H. Robinson (engraving) by Lely, Peter (1618-80) (after); Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info.: William Russell)

Arthur Wolfe, Viscount Killwarden, engraved by G. Robinson (engraving)
2563413 Arthur Wolfe, Viscount Killwarden, engraved by G. Robinson (engraving) by Hamilton, Hugh Douglas (1739-1808) (after); Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info.: Arthur Wolfe)

John Wilson (engraving)
2562178 John Wilson (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: John Wilson (1785 - 1854), known as Christopher North

Thomas Jefferson, c. 1797 (pastel on grey paper)
2829291 Thomas Jefferson, c.1797 (pastel on grey paper) by Sharples, James (1751-1811); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; (add.info.: Thomas Jefferson (April 13 1743 - July 4, 1826)

John Wesley (colour litho)
3102185 John Wesley (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: John Wesley. Postcard, early 20th century.); Look and Learn / Elgar Collection

Wig store and hairdressers at the Comedie-Francaise, Paris (colour photo)
3098838 Wig store and hairdressers at the Comedie-Francaise, Paris (colour photo) by French Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Two ladies and a gentlemen in powdered wigs (colour litho)
3095842 Two ladies and a gentlemen in powdered wigs (colour litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Two ladies and a gentlemen in powdered wigs)

William Hayes (oil on canvas)
3035908 William Hayes (oil on canvas) by Cornish, John (fl.1751-65) (after); 32x26.5 cm; Magdalen College, Oxford, UK; (add.info.: William Hayes (1706-77), organist at Magdalen College, Oxford

Joseph Addison (oil on canvas)
3035879 Joseph Addison (oil on canvas) by Kneller, Godfrey (1646-1723) (studio of); 73.5x61.5 cm; Magdalen College, Oxford, UK; (add.info.: Joseph Addison (1 May 1672 - 17 June 1719)

George Stonehouse (oil on canvas)
3035875 George Stonehouse (oil on canvas) by Dahl, Michael (1656-1743) (circle of); 73x60.5 cm; Magdalen College, Oxford, UK; (add.info.: George Stonehouse (1662-1724)

Edward Butler, President of Magdalen College (oil on canvas)
3035834 Edward Butler, President of Magdalen College (oil on canvas) by English School, (18th century); 124x100 cm; Magdalen College, Oxford, UK; (add.info.: Edward Butler (1686-1745)

The Lecture (engraving)
3099363 The Lecture (engraving) by Hogarth, William (1697-1764) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Lecture. Illustration for The Follies and Fashions of our Grandfathers)

Female Curiosity, 1778 (engraving)
2562159 Female Curiosity, 1778 (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

James Brydges, First Duke of Chandos (engraving)
1604153 James Brydges, First Duke of Chandos (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: James Brydges, First Duke of Chandos)

Barber and customer in a barbershop decorated with wigs. The Shaver and the Shavee. Handcoloured copperplate engraving designed by Henry Bunbury

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"Wigs: A Timeless Fashion Statement" Step into the world of wigs, where hair becomes an art form. From the bustling streets of London to the grandeur of Brighton's court, they have adorned heads throughout history, leaving their mark on society. London Trade Card - William Johnson, Wig Maker: In a city known for its fashion-forward trends, wig makers like William Johnson catered to those seeking to enhance their appearance with elaborate and stylish headpieces. James Doughty, oldest clown in England: Even clowns recognized the transformative power of wigs. James Doughty donned colorful and eccentric wigs as part of his act, captivating audiences with his comedic charm. Picture No. 10900268: Imagine a Golden Retriever wearing a wig. This whimsical image reminds us that even our furry friends can join in on the fun and embrace their alter egos. The Court at Brighton à la Chinese - 1816 by George Cruikshank (1792-1878): Wearing wigs was not limited to everyday life; it extended into high society too. The elite at Brighton's court embraced Chinese-inspired hairstyles complete with ornate wigs adorned with intricate decorations. Portrait of Joseph Haydn (engraving): Renowned composer Joseph Haydn immortalized himself not only through music but also through his distinct powdered wig—a symbol of elegance and refinement during his time. Leo McKern actor Rumpole of the Bailey December 1988 DBase: they have played significant roles in theatrical performances throughout history. Leo McKern's portrayal as Rumpole showcased how these artificial locks could transform actors into characters from different eras or walks of life. Wigs in Hairdressers: Step inside any hair salon today, and you'll likely find an array of modern-day wigs waiting to be styled or customized according to individual preferences—proof that this timeless accessory continues to captivate. HOGARTH / THE BENCH.