A lady, young and handsome, stands in profile to the left holding a closed fan in both hands. She wears one garment only, a quasi-classical tunic, its waist immediately below the breasts which are almost bare. It is slit at the side to show a leg with gartered stocking. Her hair is bound with a ribbon and falls loosely on forehead and shoulders. In it are three ostrich feathers. A panelled wall, with a candle-sconce and showing part of a large mirror (left), forms a background. There is a patterned carpet. Perhaps a portrait of lady c. Campbell. 20 january 1796
hand-coloured etching. Date: 1796. Dimensions: Height: 306 mm; Width: 217 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Lady Charlotte Susan Maria Bury. Collection: British Museum. Ladies dress, as it soon will be. (BM J,3.85)
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