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'London Carriage Dress', January 1836

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'London Carriage Dress', January 1836

published by Joseph Robins, published in The Ladies' Pocket Magazine
hand-coloured etching, published January 1836
5 1/2 in. x 3 1/4 in. (141 mm x 84 mm) paper size
Acquired, 1930
Reference Collection
NPG D47683

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Described in the magazine:
Pelisse of apple green figured satin, the corsage is plain behind, but draped and wrapping across before; the sleeves are of the usual form, but of more moderate width towards the wrist; the front of the skirt is trimmed with knots of ribbon; cambric chemisette, and neck-knot of figured green satin ribbon, edged with blond lace, and fastened by a gold brooch. Rose-coloured satin bonnet, lined with velvet to correspond, and trimmed with plain satin ribbon, and two ostrich feathers, the barbes of which are knotted and thickened with black marabous. - Sable boa.

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Current affairs

William Lovett founds the Working Men's Association, the precursor to Chartism, with the aim to achieving equal social and political rights between men of all classes.
A reduction in stamp duty from 4d to 1d helps to keep unstamped newspapers off the street, and leads to wider circulation of legal newspapers.
The first railway line is built in London, connecting to Greenwich and operated by the London Greenwich Railway (LGR).

Art and science

The American poet and writer Ralph Waldo Emerson outlines his theory of transcendentalism in Nature, in which he argues for individualism above traditional authority, stressing the infinitude of the private self and the possibility of achieving an original relation to the universe.
The German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer publishes On the Will in Nature, a precursor to his famous The World as Will and Representation.

International

Texas declares its independence from Mexico following a series of battles, including those at the Alamo and Goliad. Sam Houston is the first president of Texas, serving both in 1836-38 and 1841-44.
The city of Adelaide is founded in Australia, at the mouth of the Torrens river, named in honour of Queen Adelaide, consort of William IV.

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