Woman doing her hair and make-up in ancient Rome

Woman doing her hair and make-up in ancient Rome. One slave fixes pearls to her mitra (headband), while another holds a mirror. She sits in a sleeveless tunic and slippers at a dressing table with water pitcher, a palla (cloak) on her chair with footrest. Toilette des Dames Romaines. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by L. Labrousse, artist of Bordeaux, under the direction of Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur from his L'antique Rome, ou description historique et pittoresque, Ancient Rome, or historical and picturesque description, Chez Deroy, Paris, 1796

1796 18th Century Ancient Civilization Ancient Rome Chez Deroy Dressing Table Footrest Jacques Grasset De Saint-sauveur L. Labrousse Lantique Rome Make-up Mitra Palla Roman Empire Slippers Stola

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