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'London Evening Dress', April 1836

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'London Evening Dress', April 1836

published by Joseph Robins, published in The Ladies' Pocket Magazine
hand-coloured etching, published April 1836
5 5/8 in. x 3 1/4 in. (142 mm x 83 mm) paper size
Acquired, 1930
Reference Collection
NPG D47693

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Described in the magazine:
An open robe of white crape over a white satin petticoat. The corsage low, but not so much so as they have been worn; is draped à la Sevigné, and trimmed with a row of blonde illusion, which stands up round it; the plain part of the corsage is made in the stomacher form before. Single bouffant sleeves of very moderate size, and terminated by blond lace ruffles. A red rose is placed among the folds of the bouffant, and another on the ruffle just over the bend of the arm. The skirt is trimmed on each side of the front with a deep fold, on which a twisted rouleau of ribbon is placed. Knots, of ribbon which increase progressively in breadth, are placed on this rouleau from the waist to the bottom. The hair very much parted on the forehead, is dressed in loose ringlets at the sides, and in a high bow behind. It is adorned with a half wreath of exotics of a new form, and terminating in a bouquet. Necklace and brooch gold and coloured gems.

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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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