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A barber shaving a man in his shop in 1825. Wood engraving after F. Barnard, 1875.

A barber's and wig-maker's establishment, above; shaving bowls, flasks and razors, below. Engraving by R. Bénard after J.R. Lucotte, 1762.

Labourers being shaved in a barber's shop on a Saturday evening. Etching by Thomas Jones after himself after C. Dibdin.

A barber's shop. Coloured etching after W.H. Bunbury.

A barber shaving a man in his shop; another man looks on. Woodcut.

A barber cutting a customer while shaving him; the customer retaliates by biting the barber's finger. Coloured aquatint by G. & C. Hunt after M. Egerton.

New York State Soldiers' Depot, New York City: wash and bath room. Colour lithograph, 1864.

A barber shaving a man. Mezzotint.

A barber cutting a man's hair. Woodcut by Jost Amman.

A barber shaving a friar; in the left-hand background a monkey and a cat are fighting and squealing. Lithograph by J. Baker.

A barber is asked to shave a man who has no facial hair. Etching by Phiz (Hablot K. Browne).

A barber who is also an artist neglects a seated customer whom he was shaving, in order to discuss one of his paintings with a potential purchaser. Photogravure, 1882, after F.A. Grison.

A barber's shop near Lincoln's Inn, London: a man answering an advertisement for the barber's assistant points to the advertisement in The times newspaper. Wood engraving by H.K. Browne (Phiz), 1865.

A barber dressing a man's hair in a barber's shop at Richmond, Virginia; another man reads 'The New York Herald' while he awaits his turn. Wood engraving after E. Crowe.

A barber shaving a disgruntled man. Coloured etching after H.W. Bunbury.

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A barber is asked to shave a man who has no facial hair. Etching by Phiz (Hablot K. Browne).

A barber who is also an artist neglects a seated customer whom he was shaving, in order to discuss one of his paintings with a potential purchaser. Photogravure, 1882, after F.A. Grison.

A barber's shop near Lincoln's Inn, London: a man answering an advertisement for the barber's assistant points to the advertisement in The times newspaper. Wood engraving by H.K. Browne (Phiz), 1865.

A barber dressing a man's hair in a barber's shop at Richmond, Virginia; another man reads 'The New York Herald' while he awaits his turn. Wood engraving after E. Crowe.

A barber shaving a disgruntled man. Coloured etching after H.W. Bunbury.