La Parisienne à Londres, Carle Vernet, between 1800 and 1805

Plate 12: a very elegant lady advances (left to right) as if in a ball-room, with a cavalier who holds the tips of her fingers and bows to a stolid english family walking in the opposite direction. She makes a graceful inclination of the head. John bull has taken off his hat, but his two daughters march forward like grenadiers, staring at the french couple. There are also in the family party two young men and a lady with a sunshade, her head concealed by a poke bonnet. The background may be intended for hyde park; the landscape is completely rural and a horse-race is in progress. Above the design, caricatures &a'. 1802 hand-coloured etching. Date: between 1800 and 1805. Dimensions: Height: 215 mm; Width: 264 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Juliette Récamier. Collection: British Museum. La Parisienne à Londres (BM 1856,0712.606)