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'Morning visiting dress and demi-toilet', August 1844

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'Morning visiting dress and demi-toilet', August 1844

published by George Henderson, published in The Ladies' Cabinet of Fashion, Music and Romance
hand-coloured etching, published August 1844
7 5/8 in. x 4 7/8 in. (194 mm x 123 mm) paper size
Acquired, 1930
Reference Collection
NPG D47924

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The plate was described in the September issue of the magazine:
Morning Visiting Dress. Light green quadrilled foulard robe, the corsage half high at the back; very open at the bosom, and made with a lappel en coeur extending round the back and shoulders. Moderately wide sleeve, a three-quarter length, and turned-up cuff. Under-sleeve of muslin bouillonné - cambric chemisette, ornamented with letting-in lace. Pink poult de soie capote, a drawn, and rather close shape; the edge of the brim trimmed with a fall of lace, and the exterior with a wreath of exotics.
Demi-Toilet. Pale blue poult de soie robe, a low-pointed corsage, partially covered by a pelerine, open on the bosom, rounded, and edged with lace. Short tight sleeve; double skirt, the upper one, of the tunic form, is bordered with lace. Small round lace cap, a close shape, trimmed with a wreath of flowers of a novel form, and a knot of ribbons at the back.

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Britain experiences a railway boom. Peel's government passes a series of Acts creating provision of cheap, regular rail services. George Hudson, the first great railway entrepreneur, who controlled over 1,000 miles of railway track and whose enterprises made York a major commercial and transport hub, becomes known as 'the Railway King'.

Art and science

Disraeli's Coningsby is published. The first of his 1840s 'Young England' trilogy, it was the cultural manifesto of Disraeli's vision for a new Conservativism.
David Octavius Hill and Robert Adamson set up their innovative and pioneering photography studio in Edinburgh, capturing portraits of both Scottish society figures and workers, as well as urban and rural landscape scenes.

International

Tensions continue to mount in Eastern Europe over Russian imperialist ambitions, as Tsar Nicholas I describes the Ottoman Empire as 'the Sick Man of Europe'.
With the overthrow of the Haitians, the Spanish-speaking portion of the island of Hispaniola gains independence, as the Dominican Republic.

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