Beauties

Publisher S. W. Fores British

December 1, 1792

Not on view

Two fashionable young women sit opposite one another, one fair haired, holding a fan, and wearing a full-skirted white dress with pink overshirt, ruffles at the neck, and bracelets on both wrists, as well as a large straw hat with blue bows. The figure at right has dark hair and wears a loose gown with a floppy collar, and deep decorative cuffs, and a oversize mobcap style hat.

Artwork Details

Title: Beauties
Artist: Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London)
Publisher: S. W. Fores (London)
Date: December 1, 1792
Medium: Hand-colored stipple engraving and etching
Dimensions: Sheet: 11 5/16 × 15 3/8 in. (28.8 × 39.1 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
Object Number: 59.533.472
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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