Portrait of a Man
Cleveland Museum of Art

Portrait of a Man

Richard Cosway (British, 1742–1821) · c. 1790

watercolor on ivory in a gold frame with blue and white enamel
CC0 — Public Domain
Cleveland Museum of Art

In 1795 the English government began to tax hair powder, resulting in the rapid abandonment of both wigs and powdered hair.

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