Barbershop Gallery

The Barbers Boutique, (1885).Artist: Charles Nicolas Cochin

The Barber's Boutique, (1885). A scene in a French barbershop of the 17th century when wigs first came into fashion. Illustration from 18th Century Institutions, Usages And Costumes, France 1700-1789, by Paul Lacroix, (Paris, 1885)

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Turners House in Maiden Lane, (1881). Creator: Unknown

Turner's House in Maiden Lane, (1881). The birthplace of painter JMW Turner (1775-1851) in Maiden Lane, Covent Garden, London. Turner was born above his father's barber shop at number 21. From Old and New London: A Narrative of Its History, Its People, and Its Places. Westminster and the Western Suburbs, by Edward Walford, Vol. III. [Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co., London, Paris & New York, 1881]

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