A fashionably dressed woman sits (left) in profile to the right, on an upright chair, while a carriage waits for her. Her loose dress, high to the neck, has two embroidered slits to reveal the breasts. A pretty, buxom nurse holds out an infant, who eagerly sucks the breast thus conveniently laid bare. She wears a turban with two erect feathers, and short sleeves; her gloved right hand holds a closed fan. On the wall behind her is a large picture, 'maternal love', a seated woman suckles an infant. Through a high sash-window is seen a corner of the waiting coach, a footman holding open the door, a fat coachman on the box. The coach, hammer-cloth, and the lady's chair are decorated with a baron's coronet. A patterned carpet covers the floor. 15 february 1796
hand-coloured etching and stipple. Date: 1796. Dimensions: Height: 350 mm; Width: 247 mm. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. The fashionable mamma, - or - the convenience of modern dress. (BM 1868,0808.6503)
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