Artist
Peter Van Bleeck
Peter Van Bleeck is a Baroque artist. 4 works are cataloged here, principally at Victoria and Albert Museum.
Peter Van Bleeck never met a wig he didn’t sketch. The Dutch-born artist, who spent most of his life in London, made a living turning flamboyant 18th-century hairstyles into playful engravings that mocked vanity without apology. His H Beard Print Collection captures towering periwigs and powdered curls with a dry wit, each page a tiny satire of the men who wore them.
If you’ve ever wanted to see what a barrister’s bouffant looked like at 300 dpi, start here, then laugh at the man in the mirror.
Works by Peter Van Bleeck
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