Miss Mary Cruikshank, only sister of James Cruikshank
John Downman British, Welsh
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This image captures the fashionable daytime wear of young women in Britain around 1780. A simple white gown is adorned by a large blue bow affixed at the waist, with a second wide ribbon used to decorate the large loose cap. Downman placed his subject against a wall, to accentuate her profile, but opened up the image at left with a landscape view. Grapevines hanging from above suggest summer warmth.
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