'Dinner Dress', March 1831
16 of 96 portraits matching these criteria:
- subject matching 'Fashion Plates: Undergarments - Chemisettes; habit-shirts'
© National Portrait Gallery, London
'Dinner Dress', March 1831
published in The Parisian Gem of Fashion
hand-coloured etching, published 1 March 1831
6 in. x 3 3/4 in. (153 mm x 95 mm) paper size
Acquired, 1930
Reference Collection
NPG D47656
Artistback to top
- The Parisian Gem of Fashion, Periodical. Artist or producer associated with 4 portraits.
Subjects & Themesback to top
- Fashion Plates: Accessories - Eyeglasses and spectacles - Scissors-glasses
- Fashion Plates: Activities and occasions - Dinner dress
- Fashion Plates: Dresses - Demi-redingotes
- Fashion Plates: Footwear - Sandal-shoes; sandal-slippers
- Fashion Plates: Headwear - Bird of Paradise plumes
- Fashion Plates: Headwear - Ferronières
- Fashion Plates: Headwear - Petit bords; chapeau toques
- Fashion Plates: Sleeves and cuffs - Donna Maria sleeves
- Fashion Plates: Trimmings and ornamentation - Fur
- Fashion Plates: Undergarments - Chemisettes; habit-shirts
Events of 1831back to top
Current affairs
Parliamentary Reform Bill is rejected by the House of Lords prompting riots in Nottingham, Derby and Bristol.Art and science
Michael Faraday demonstrates electromagnetic induction.Death of Lady Sarah Ponsonby, last of the famous Ladies of Llangollen who attracted many of the leading names in art and literature to visit them at their home in Plas Newydd, Wales.
Opening of New London Bridge, designed by John Rennie.
International
Violinist Niccolo Paganini arrives in England from Italy and embarks on a six month tour of the country after astonishing London audiences with his virtuoso performances.Revolutionary outbreaks in Modena, Parma and the Papal States influenced by the July Revolution in France the previous year.
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