The Allamode Bear-baiting, or the Swinish Litter, with Top-knots (BM 1868,0808.3412)
Summary
Satire on women's fashion showing from left to right, a snarling sow with four piglets all dressed with ribboned headdresses (fontanges), the sow wearing a lace hood, a snarling bear led by his keeper and a fighting dog who backs off fearfully; all three dressed in the same fashion as the sow. Descriptive verses within the image and in three columns below.
Hand-colouring engraving
Date
1706
Source
British Museum
Copyright info
public domain