Painted Ladies- Frank Cardigan Cowper  Vanity 1907

 

"Pre - Raphaelite hair, like Pre-Rahaelite face and body, was one of he truly original images invented by nineteenth century art. Thick and abundant female hair safely conveyed a vivid sexual message in an atmosphere of extreme prudery, as did shapely tight corsets under buttoned-up bodices." Anne Hollander - Seeing Through Clothes