'Spring Fashions for 1806... Walking Dresses in Kensington Garden 1 June 1806'
11 of 98 portraits matching these criteria:
- subject matching 'Fashion Plates: Dresses - Round gowns; round dresses'
© National Portrait Gallery, London
'Spring Fashions for 1806... Walking Dresses in Kensington Garden 1 June 1806'
published by John Bell, published in La Belle Assemblée or Bell's Court and Fashionable Magazine
line engraving, published 1 July 1806
8 1/2 in. x 5 1/4 in. (215 mm x 134 mm) paper size
Acquired, 1930
Reference Collection
NPG D47495
Artistsback to top
- John Bell (1745-1831), Publisher. Artist or producer associated with 108 portraits, Sitter associated with 4 portraits.
- La Belle Assemblée or Bell's Court and Fashionable Magazine (1806-1832), Magazine. Artist or producer associated with 58 portraits.
This portraitback to top
Described in the magazine: Two Morning Dresses.
The first figure represents a lady in one of the last modern morning dresses which have appeared in all fashionable promenades. Her head is ornamented with a jockey bonnet, made of lilac-coloured silk; a bunch of fancy flowers is placed in front, and a large laced veil is fixed on the top; a part of the veil is formed into a bow, the remainder part of it suspends gracefully down the back. The gown is made of white muslin, trimmed round the neck with a full lace; a large brooch is placed in front; short sleeves looped up with a fancy ornament; white silk gloves; striped lilac shoes.
The second figure represents a lady with a dome crown straw hat, turned up in front; a large ostrich feather hanging over the forehead. White muslin gown, apple green Poland mantlet, lilac gloves and shoes.
Subjects & Themesback to top
- Fashion Plates: Accessories - Gloves - Silk gloves
- Fashion Plates: Accessories - Parasols
- Fashion Plates: Activities and occasions - Promenade dress; walking dress; Modes de Longchamps; toilette de ville
- Fashion Plates: Bodices - Bodices à l'enfant
- Fashion Plates: Dresses - Round gowns; round dresses
- Fashion Plates: Fabrics - Muslin
- Fashion Plates: Headwear - Jockey bonnets; jockey caps
- Fashion Plates: Headwear - Ostrich feathers
- Fashion Plates: Headwear - Straw hats and bonnets
- Fashion Plates: Headwear - Veils
- Fashion Plates: Influences - Classical influence
- Fashion Plates: Outer garments - Poland mantlets; Polish mantillas; Polish mantles
Events of 1806back to top
Current affairs
William Pitt dies in January and his lifelong opponent Charles James Fox dies in September. Pitt is succeeded by William Wyndham, Baron Grenville, who forms the 'Ministry of all the Talents' coalition .Prince of Wales instigates the 'Delicate Investigation'; a Parliamentary enquiry into claims that his wife Caroline had an illegitimate child.
Art and science
John Constable embarks on a formative tour of the Lakes and makes landscape studies of the Langdale Pikes and Helvellyn.Turner exhibits his Thames views to acclaim at his own London gallery.
Humphrey Davy discovers the elements potassium and sodium by passing an electrical current through molten compounds.
International
Soprano Angelica Catalani arrives from Italy to make her London debut, amazing audiences with her showpiece arias.Napoleon turns his forces east against Austria, Russia and Prussia and enjoys a wave of French victories.
British attack on Buenos Aires under General William Beresford fails.
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