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James Gillray
Modern elegance / [Gillray].
Published
[London] : H. Humphrey, 1795.
hand colored etching
24 x 34 cm
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan, 1900.
Peel 2897
Notes
Trimmed to within plate mark.
Provenance
Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
Summary
A lady, her head in profile to the left, looks sideways at her reflection in a large wall-mirror. She wears a loose high-waisted dress, giving the appearance of pregnancy, her figure defined under its folds. Locks of hair are twined in, and escape from, a turbanlike cap ornamented with four erect ostrich feathers. In her right hand is a fan. On the floor is a patterned carpet.
Associated names
Gillray, James, 1756-1815, engraver.
Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
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