Heads: Penserosa by Thomas Rowlandson (1800)

Hand-colored print of a startled woman with snakes in her hair, ivy garlands and a plumed yellow headdress below.

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A hand-colored print titled Penserosa, by Thomas Rowlandson, dated 1800, shows a woman's face with wide eyes and an open mouth, her curled dark hair entwined with green snakes. Green ivy garlands with small pink blossoms hang at either side, and a yellow-and-white plumed headdress or hat appears below. The London imprint is visible in the lower right corner.

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1800

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