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Miss Mary Cruikshank, only sister of James Cruikshank

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Date

1781

Artist

John Downman (1750-1824)

Collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Image Link

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/341619

Description

This image captures the fashionable daytime wear of young women in Britain around 1780. A simple white gown is adorned by a large blue bow affixed at the waist, with a second wide ribbon used to decorate the large loose cap. Downman placed his subject against a wall, to accentuate her profile, but opened up the image at left with a landscape view. Grapevines hanging from above suggest summer warmth. Medium: watercolor, charcoal, colored chalks over graphite.

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CC0 1.0

Image Credit

Image courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Arts

Location

London, England

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People & Society

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