The beautiful Spanish woman, or Madame Tallien's understudy., James Gillray, 1796

A handsome mixed race woman walks from left to right and slightly towards the spectator. Her hair is a mop of carefully arranged curls. She wears a high-waisted, trailing dress, defining her limbs, with a shoulder-scarf, bare arms and neck, and much quasi-barbaric jewellery. On the wall (right) half of a picture of 'havanna' is visible. A patterned carpet completes the design. 25 february 1796 hand-coloured etching. Date: 1796. Dimensions: Height: 313 mm; Width: 220 mm. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. La belle Espagnole,-ou-la doublure de Madame Tallien. (BM 1868,0808.6504)