A dandy wearing a ring on each hand while smoking a cigar. Colour process print, ca. 1905.
- Date:
- [ca. 1905]
- Reference:
- 2059392i
- Part of:
- The James Gardiner Collection.
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About this work
Publication/Creation
[Belgium?] : [publisher not identified], [ca. 1905]
Physical description
1 print : process print, printed in colours ; 13.4 x 8.8 cm
Contributors
Lettering
Ne fais pas le beau: N'oublie pas que pour toi peut-être l'echafaud. De fraaie uithangen kan door het schavot worden vervangen.
Notes
This work is untitled: the title has been supplied by the cataloguer.
The following description was provided by James Gardiner: "The flamboyantly dressed figure on this comic card wears showy pinkie rings on both hands; since the nineteenth century a signifier of homosexuality in both men and women. In the background, the guillotine".
Reference
Wellcome Collection 2059392i
Type/Technique
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Subjects
Where to find it
Romantic fantasy and comic postcards
Location Status Access Closed stores