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Black and white engraving of a woman in a long gown holding her head as wind blows her hat away; a man in a tricorn hat watches, with a dog and a stormy sky.

A young woman's wig and hat being swept away by a gust of wind; behind her a young man is laughing, to the left stand an amused couple. Engraving by J. Caldwell, 1771, after J. Collet.

An engraving titled The Ladies Disaster shows a young woman in a long gown and corseted bodice, hands clutching her head as a gust of wind tugs at her hair and lifts a hat. A man in a tricorn hat and a companion watch with amusement beside a dog, under a stormy sky and tall trees.

Artist
John Collett
Date
2 April 1771
Medium
Humorous pictures Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2827 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1771.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: The Ladies Disaster: grabado de un sombrero arrastrado por el viento, 1771

Un grabado titulado The Ladies Disaster muestra a una joven con un vestido largo y corsé, con las manos sobre la cabeza mientras una ráfaga de viento le agita el cabello y levanta un sombrero. Un hombre con sombrero tricornio y una pareja observan divertidos junto a un perro, bajo un cielo tormentoso y altos árboles.

Português: The Ladies Disaster: gravura de um chapéu levado pelo vento, 1771

Uma gravura intitulada The Ladies Disaster mostra uma jovem com vestido longo e espartilho, com as mãos na cabeça enquanto uma rajada de vento puxa seus cabelos e levanta um chapéu. Um homem de chapéu tricórnio e um casal observam divertidos ao lado de um cachorro, sob um céu tempestuoso e árvores altas.