'Morning Visiting Dress', May 1825
36 of 98 portraits matching these criteria:
- subject matching 'Fashion Plates: Dresses - Round gowns; round dresses'
© National Portrait Gallery, London
'Morning Visiting Dress', May 1825
published by J. Robins & Co, published in The Ladies' Pocket Magazine
hand-coloured etching, published 2 May 1825
Acquired, 1930
Reference Collection
NPG D47556
Artistsback to top
- The Ladies' Pocket Magazine (1824-1840), Magazine. Artist or producer associated with 51 portraits.
- J. Robins & Co (active 1821), Publishers. Artist or producer associated with 21 portraits.
Subjects & Themesback to top
- Fashion Plates: Activities and occasions - Morning visiting dress
- Fashion Plates: Dresses - Round gowns; round dresses
- Fashion Plates: Headwear - Brides
- Fashion Plates: Headwear - Fabric hats
- Fashion Plates: Neckwear - Ruffs; collarettes
- Fashion Plates: Trimmings and ornamentation - Bouillons; puffings
- Purses, bags and cases
Events of 1825back to top
Current affairs
Strikes, contract breaking and worker intimidation prompt the passing of a new Anti-Trade Union Combination Act to the dismay of economist John McCulloch, MP Joseph Hume and radical Francis Place who had worked for the repeal of the previous year.Catholic Relief Bill is rejected by the House of Lords.
Art and science
Construction of Thames Tunnel begins under the direction of Marc Isambard Brunel.Stockton to Darlington Railway, the world's first passenger system, opens.
William Hazlitt publishes The Spirit of the Age; twenty-five pen-portraits of his contemporaries in the world of literature, philosophy and politics.
International
Beethoven's Ninth Symphony premieres in London.John Quincy Adams is elected President of the United States.
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