'London Morning Dress', May 1836
© National Portrait Gallery, London
'London Morning Dress', May 1836
published by Joseph Robins, published in The Ladies' Pocket Magazine
hand-coloured etching, published May 1836
5 5/8 in. x 3 3/8 in. (142 mm x 85 mm) paper size
Acquired, 1930
Reference Collection
NPG D47685
Artistsback to top
- The Ladies' Pocket Magazine (1824-1840), Magazine. Artist or producer associated with 51 portraits.
- Joseph Robins (active 1799-1860). Artist or producer associated with 35 portraits.
This portraitback to top
Described in the magazine:
The robe is composed of jackonot muslin, with a corsage à mille plis. The robe de chambre is of figured fawn-coloured gros de Naples. The body is full, with a shawl lappel, high behind, and very open in the bosom. The sleeve is of moderate fulness from the shoulder nearly to the wrist, where it terminates with a cuff of a new form. A white fancy silk trimming encircles the lappel and one side of the front of the skirt. The ceinture, twisted round the waist, is fastened at the side; the ends, which are pendant, are edged with silk trimming. The cap is of tulle, the caul is of moderate size, the front high, and underneath across the forehead is a ruche; the ends of the front descend in the mob style under the chin. The trimming consists of rose-coloured satin ribbon glazed with white; it is disposed in bows on the caul, and the bands which descend from them form brides, which tie under the chin.
Subjects & Themesback to top
- Fashion Plates: Accessories - Belts - Ceintures; cinctures
- Fashion Plates: Accessories - Handkerchiefs
- Fashion Plates: Activities and occasions - Morning dress
- Fashion Plates: Bodices - Corsages à mille plis
- Fashion Plates: Dresses - Robes de chambre
- Fashion Plates: Fabrics - Gros de Naples
- Fashion Plates: Fabrics - Jaconet
- Fashion Plates: Headwear - Brides
- Fashion Plates: Headwear - Undress caps
Events of 1836back to top
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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