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Marriage a la Mode, by Hogarth (1732): rings on the castrato's hand

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Marriage a la Mode, by Hogarth (1732): rings on the castrato's hand
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Castrato

Italian: Castrato (long-limbed due to hormonal imbalance), nose like a pig: a monstrosity. Fingers crudely covered to excess with rings, wearing earrings. Possibly this is castrato Giovanni Carestini, Senesino, or Farinelli.

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