
A Lady with the Emblems of Spring in the Dress of April 1771 (Primary Title)
Ladies Magazine (Series Title)
Fashion Plate (Object Name)
Unknown (Artist)
Printed above image in center: Engraved for the Ladies Magazine. Printed beneath image: A Lady with the Emblems of Spring/ in the Dress of April 1771. Inscribed in ink on verso of mount: This is the original/ of the first plate/ ever printed for/ a dressmaker to/ copy- 1770- up/ to this __(illegible) dolls/ were dressed and/ rented out as/ models- [refers to 40.9.138, mounted on same sheet]. Six months later/ this the second/ fashion plate was/ issued- they/ were so successful/ that the publishers/ began to use them/ in the magazine/ The Lady- The Lady's/ Pocket magazine- Ackermann's/ Repository of Arts- La Belle Assemblée etc-
Gift of Margaret Dashiell
Image released via Creative Commons CC-BY-NC
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