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James Gillray
1756-1815
Ladies dress, as it soon will be / Henry C-l del. [Gillray].
engraving
10 x 6 11/16 inches; with border: 11 15/16 x 8 1/2 inches
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan, 1900.
Peel 2958
Published:
[London] : H. Humphrey, 1796
Provenance:
Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
Summary:
A lady, young and handsome, stands in profile to the l. holding a closed fan in both hands. She wears one garment only, a quasi-classical tunic, its waist immediately below the breasts which are almost bare. It is slit at the side to show a leg with gartered stocking.
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