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Hair extensions

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  • Corisca and the satyr: he pulls at Corisca's hair, trying to rape her, but he has seized a hair extension, enabling her to push him over and run away to safety. Crayon-manner by W.W. Ryland, 1763 after F. Lauri.
  • A woman holding out a ribbon with ringletted hair-pieces attached to it. Coloured engraving by G.J. Gatine after L.M. Lanté.
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    A woman holding out a ribbon with ringletted hair-pieces attached to it. Coloured engraving by G.J. Gatine after L.M. Lanté.

    Lanté, Louis Marie, 1789- | Date: 1824 | Reference: 32365i
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    Corisca and the satyr: he pulls at Corisca's hair, trying to rape her, but he has seized a hair extension, enabling her to push him over and run away to safety. Crayon-manner by W.W. Ryland, 1763 after F. Lauri.

    Guarini, Battista, 1538-1612. | Date: 1763 | Reference: 11713i
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