Guardian online look forward to the reopening of the Wellcome Collection in November, with some highlights from their forthcumming exhibition about sex.
Above we see a young Victorian gentleman mentally and bodily exhausted from onanism (or self-pollution), and some anti-masturbation devices. They're a life-saver!
Seems about right. Morning coat, silk waistcoat and 'kerchief on a chaise-longue. However, one should never wear spats whilst self-polluting. Mind you, he looks as if he's been shot. Very Marat.
ReplyDeleteIt says representation no.2. I wonder what no. 1 was.