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Description: | The relative simplicity of this woman's dress and hairstyle indicate that she may have been painted towards the beginning of the eighteenth century, after the fashion for overly embellished dresses, and before that for extremely wide skirts. Bonnets were worn by most women in the eighteenth century; there was an enormous variety of them, worn at different times of the day; they also reflected women's occupations and social rank. The muff held by the sitter was an important fashion accessory and was sometimes big enough to carry a small dog. | Subjects: | portrait | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: French School Æ | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8925... | Go to resource |
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