Interpreting wigs in British portraits by Felicite Gillham
Anthony Hamilton (1646?-1719) after unknown artist, oil on canvas, (1690s) © National Portrait Gallery, London
An examination of the influence of fashion, politics and war on the styling of British wigs and hair from the mid-seventeenth to the early-ninteenth centuries.
Below is the text of a presentation delivered by Felicite Gillham at the Understanding British Portraits seminar ‘Portraits and Textiles‘ at Norwich Castle Museum on 17 January 2012.
