The bird of paradise [graphic].

Description

Title: The bird of paradise [graphic].
Published / Created: [not before May 1781]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Printed for and sold by Carington Bowles ... No. 69 in St. Paul's Church Yard, London
Abstract: "A lady, seated on a settee smiling, her right hand rests on the arm of the settee, in her left is a black mask. On the cushion of the settee is a card "Admit Mrs M------to the Mask'd Ball". She is attractively dressed in the fashion of the period, with a muslin apron. Her coiffure is extravagantly large, with curls on her neck, and is covered by an elaborately frilled muslin cap. A rural landscape is seen through a window (right)."--British Museum online catalogue
Description: Title from item.
Lower margin trimmed to plate mark.
Date erased from this impression.
Date of imprint from British Museum catalogue.
Numbered in lower left of plate, 435.
Extent: 1 print : sheet 36 x 27 cm
Language: English

Genre: Genre prints
Portrait prints
Mezzotints England London 1781
Material: mezzotint ; and wove paper hand-colored.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Geographic): England.
England
Subject (Name): Mahon, Gertrude, 1752-
Subject (Topic): Actresses
Courtesans
Interiors
Sofas
Upholstery
Clothing & dress
Hats
Subjects: Mahon, Gertrude, 1752-
Actresses > England
Courtesans > England
Interiors > England
Sofas > England
Upholstery > England
Clothing & dress > England > 1780-1790
Hats
England > London > 1781

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