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'London Walking Dress', August 1835

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'London Walking Dress', August 1835

published by Joseph Robins, published in The Ladies' Pocket Magazine
hand-coloured etching, published August 1835
5 3/8 in. x 3 1/4 in. (138 mm x 82 mm) paper size
Acquired, 1930
Reference Collection
NPG D47675

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Described in the magazine:
Jaconet muslin robe, with a new pattern in columns of azure blue; the corsage is high and plain; the sleeves of the usual form; pelerine canezon, of cambric: it is of two falls, the lower one rounded behind, and pointed in front; the upper is round and very open on the bosom, both are embroidered round the border, and edged with Valenciennes lace. Tuscan straw bonnet, an open brim and crown placed very far back; the trimming is of blue gauze ribbons to correspond with the dress; neck-knot of white gauze ribbon.

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Lord Melbourne, Whig, becomes Prime Minister following Peel's resignation. Melbourne's government took steps to suppress trade union activity, introducing legislation against 'illegal oaths', contributing to the failure of Robert Owen's Grand National Consolidated Trades' Union.

Art and science

Felix Dujardin, the French biologist, reveals protoplasm.
Work on the enlargement and remodelling of Buckingham House to designs by the architect John Nash is completed, creating Buckingham Palace.

International

Juan Manuel de Rosas becomes dictator of Argentina, invoking a seventeen year rule dominated by terror. A powerful cattle rancher, he represents the rise of the estancieros, the new landed oligarchy based on commercial ranching.

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