Dress Completed, plate three of Progress of the Toilet by James Gillray

Dress Completed, plate three of Progress of the Toilet Possibly 1810

drawing, coloured-pencil, print, etching, paper

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portrait

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drawing

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coloured-pencil

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print

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etching

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caricature

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caricature

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figuration

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paper

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coloured pencil

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romanticism

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genre-painting

"Dress Completed" is the third in a series of six satirical prints by English artist James Gillray titled "Progress of the Toilet." Created around 1810, the print depicts a woman in the final stages of getting dressed, scrutinizing her reflection in a mirror. The exaggerated details of her outfit and the presence of a maid and a dog, along with the numerous beauty products and accessories strewn around the room, offer a humorous critique of the fashionable practices of the time. The image is currently housed at The Art Institute of Chicago.

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