18th century satire

 

Source: Wiki Commons

I came across this interesting piece of satire from 1793 entitled The Bath Beauties. A tale as old as time, this print disparages women who wear cosmetics as vain and dishonest. The text at the bottom reads:

'Skill'd in all Arts that Grace the modish Fair
The Air of Confidence the high bred Stare
In every Trick Cosmetic stores supply
To give new luster to a languid Eye
For genuine Roses sport Parisian Bloom
Like Stucco plaister'd on a modern Room' 1793 [Notes by E. Hawkins]

One of the women depicted is, according to the British Museum, Honor Dutton, who "married Ralph Dutton, brother of Mrs. Coke; she is one of the three minstrels who are the subject of an 'impromptu' in the Bath Chronicle for 7 May 1793."

Studying History 101

 With education as a whole going through an upheaval, it's important now more than ever to promote history as a field of study. Choosing to study history has given me a lot of fulfillment, and I hope other students experience the same thing! I recently had the opportunity to write a textbook that is basically Studying History 101.

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