Miss Mary Cruikshank, only sister of James Cruikshank

1781

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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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Title: Miss Mary Cruikshank, only sister of James Cruikshank
Artist: John Downman (British, Eynesbury, Huntingdonshire 1749–1824 Wrexham, Wales)
Date: 1781
Medium: Watercolor, charcoal, colored chalks over graphite
Dimensions: sheet: 9 x 7 1/2 in. (22.9 x 19 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Bequest of George D. Pratt, 1935
Object Number: 48.149.17
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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