Getting a Hairdo

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He takes his brushes and starts polishing [Pierrot's] sinciput.

Artist

Name:: Chéret, Jules
Dates:: 1836-1932
Country:: France

Illustration

Subject:: Humor
Technique:: Lithograph
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: Robarts Library, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Pierrot sceptique
Authors:: Hennique, Léon; Huysmans, Joris-Karl
Publisher:: Paris: Édouard Rouveyre, 1881
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Description:

Pierrot has a hairdresser polishing his skull with a large brush and doesn’t seem to enjoy it.
The caption reads in the original French: Il prend ses brosses et se met à lui cirer le sinciput.

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{{cite web | title=Getting a Hairdo | url=https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/hairdresser/ | author=Chéret, Jules | year=1881 | access-date=November 5, 2024 | publisher=Old Book Illustrations}}