"Social satire; two seated women, one on a wooden chair, dressed simply with a bonnet tied with a ribbon round her chin and holding a letter, the other on a sofa, more fashionably dressed, with jewellery and holding a fan."--British Museum online cata...
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Title from item.
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Published 24th Decr. 1794 by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street, London
Subject (Topic):
Clothing & dress, Women, Chairs, Sofas, and Fans (Accessories)
Volume 2, page 88. Etchings by Henry William Bunbury, Esq. and after his designs.
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1
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still image
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"A scene of the ancien régime: two elaborately dressed Frenchmen wearing swords stand 'chapeau-bras', facing each other in profile; one (left) wears a ribbon and rests his hands on a long cane. A monk (left) walks off in profile to the left. A stout e...
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Title from text below image.
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Publish'd as the act directs June 1st, 1794, by J. Jones, No. 74 Great Portland Street
"Portrait, whole-length directed to right, looking ahead of her, holding fan, both hands on the wide skirts of her dress, wearing plumed head-dress and full court dress decorated with large ribbons and tasselled bows, in front of an arcade with pillar...
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Title engraved below image.
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Published 25th March 1795, by Laurie & Whittle, 53, Fleet Street, London
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821, and Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821.
"Two chairmen carry (left to right) a lady in a sedan chair. The roof is raised and through it projects an enormous ostrich feather, rising from an aigrette and curls, which also extend above the roof. To the second chairman's back is strapped the bas...
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Title etched below image.
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Pubd. Jany. 13th, 1796, by H. Humphrey, New Bond Street
Subject (Geographic):
Bath (England)
Subject (Topic):
Fans (Accessories), Headdresses, Sedan chairs, Servants, and Umbrellas
"Two chairmen carry (left to right) a lady in a sedan chair. The roof is raised and through it projects an enormous ostrich feather, rising from an aigrette and curls, which also extend above the roof. To the second chairman's back is strapped the bas...
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Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Pubd. Jany. 13th, 1796, by H. Humphrey, New Bond Street
Subject (Geographic):
Bath (England)
Subject (Topic):
Fans (Accessories), Headdresses, Sedan chairs, Servants, and Umbrellas
A satire on women's fashion. Three women stand outside and strike poses that show off their attire: dresses that expose their breasts and/or legs, and extravagant headdresses adorned with pearls or large feathers
Alternative Title:
Lunatics out of Bedlam!
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Title etched below image.
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Pubd. by W. Holland
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Topic):
Fashion, Clothing & dress, Women, Fans (Accessories), and Feathers
The third print in the series "Four Times of the Day" is set at Sadler's Wells. "A dyer and his wife walking with their dog beside the New River; the wife holds a fan with a design of Aphrodite and Adonis, the husband carries a small child, a somewhat...
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Title engraved below image.
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Published December the 1st, 1797, by G.G. & J. Robinson, Pater-noster Row, London
