Morning dress and Full dress, February 1807
11 of 38 portraits matching these criteria:
- subject matching 'Fashion Plates: Fabrics - Sarsnet; sarcenet'
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Morning dress and Full dress, February 1807
by R. Sands, published by Vernor, Hood & Sharpe, published in The Lady's Monthly Museum
hand-coloured etching, published 1 February 1807
6 1/2 in. x 3 7/8 in. (166 mm x 99 mm) paper size
Acquired, 1930
Reference Collection
NPG D47503
Artistsback to top
- The Lady's Monthly Museum (1798-1832), Lady's magazine. Artist or producer associated with 12 portraits.
- R. Sands (active early 19th century), Draughtsman and etcher. Artist or producer associated with 6 portraits.
- Vernor, Hood & Sharpe (active 1806-1812), Publishers. Artist or producer associated with 31 portraits.
This portraitback to top
Described in the magazine:
Full Dress. [on the right] - Train of fine worked Muslin, tied up the left Side with Bows of Pink Ribbon - the Body of Pink Sarsnet, and the Sleeves striped alternately with Pink and White Sarsnet - Hair fashionably drest, with a Band of Pearls - Gloves of Straw-colour.
Morning Dress. [on the left] - Fawn-coloured Kerseymere Pelisse, trimmed with White Velvet, and rich Border of Embossed Velvet. - Bonnet the same as Pelisse, trimmed with Swansdown and White Tassels.
Subjects & Themesback to top
- Double portraits
- Eyeglasses and spectacles
- Fashion Plates: Activities and occasions - Full dress
- Fashion Plates: Activities and occasions - Morning dress
- Fashion Plates: Dresses - Round train dresses
- Fashion Plates: Fabrics - Kerseymere; cassimir
- Fashion Plates: Fabrics - Muslin
- Fashion Plates: Fabrics - Sarsnet; sarcenet
- Fashion Plates: Fabrics - Velvet
- Fashion Plates: Hair - Classical Greek hairstyles
- Fashion Plates: Headwear - Fabric hats
- Fashion Plates: Influences - Classical influence
- Fashion Plates: Outer garments - Pelisses
- Fashion Plates: Trimmings and ornamentation - Bows; noeuds; coques; rosettes; choux
- Fashion Plates: Trimmings and ornamentation - Swansdown
- Fashion Plates: Trimmings and ornamentation - Tassels
- In profile
- Jewellery - Pearls
Events of 1807back to top
Current affairs
Act is passed abolishing the British slave trade after vigorous campaigning by hundreds of thousands of people led by Thomas Clarkson and championed in parliament by reformer William Wilberforce.Resignation of 'Ministry of all the Talents'. Whig politician William Henry Cavendish Bentinck, Duke of Portland, succeeds as Prime Minister.
Art and science
Thomas Hope publishes Household Furniture and Interior Decoration; influential in promoting Greek and especially Egyptian models as the epitome of fashionable style.International
French invasion of Spain and Portugal.Britain occupies Copenhagen and captures the Danish fleet.
Napoleon begins to wage an economic battle against Britain, recognising the impossibility of victory at sea because of Britain's superior naval power. He aims to close the entire European coastline to British trade.
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