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At Edinburgh c. 1750

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c. 1750

Description

A pencil and watercolour drawing of two ladies in black panniered dresses and white caps seated in an interior, facing each other. On the wall behind is a landscape painting and a mirror. In the window is a view of St Giles, Edinburgh. This is one of Sandby's earliest figure studies, dating from his years in Scotland from 1747-52. A similar drawing in size and style is RCIN 914406. The method of tying a corsage with a single ribbon is possibly a local fashion, and can be seen in a portrait of Lady Hall of Dunglass by Allan Ramsay (Tate).
Descriptive Medium: 'Pencil and watercolour', 'pencil', 'watercolour painting'