A boy applying face-powder being reproached by a girl. Colour process print after D. McGill, 1935.

London : [publisher not identified], 1935.

1 print : process print, printed in colours ; 14.1 x 9 cm

"Put that down! Only ladies use powder - gentlemen wash themselves!" Donald McGill Ink inscription on verso: 04.08.1935 Auntie Lilian (?)... Surrey. 1935. Norfolk. Printed on verso: XL Series, London, E.C. No. 2246.

This work is untitled: the title has been supplied by the cataloguer.

The following description was provided by James Gardiner: "Humorous gender stereotyping: apparently homosexuals learn to use make-up at a very early age".

Wellcome Collection 2059368i