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Three English Ladies of 1735, 1745 and 1755, Jefferys Costume Print, 1757
£335
$445 · €395
Original print, not a reproduction.
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- Date
- 1757
- Technique
- Copper Engraving
- Coloring
- Hand colored
- Condition
- Good. Light handling wear to the bottom left corner; a small irregularity of a few millimeters to the left edge. Light, uneven toning, lightly soiled along the right and top edges. A few small foxing spots in the margin.
- Wardrobe
- Court & couture
- Era
- 1700s, Rococo
- Stock no.
- BG-14276-228
What the condition grades mean
- Excellent
- Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
- Very good
- Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
- Good
- Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
- Fair
- Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.
Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.
This is an original antique copper engraving from 1757, colored by hand, lettered "Habits of English Ladys, in the Years 1735(a) 1745(b) 1755(c)." Three ladies meet in conversation, each marked with a small letter below her skirt. At the viewer's left, b (1745) turns in a pale blue gown spread over a wide hoop, a white hood on her head and a closed fan in her hand. In the center, c (1755) wears a gold gown open over tiers of white flounces, long gloves and a fan raised to her chin. At the right, a (1735) is seen from behind in a white cap, a black cape and a full red skirt over a wide hoop.
The English title is engraved in script below the image: "Habits of English Ladys, in the Years 1735(a) 1745(b) 1755(c)." Beneath it, in smaller italic letters, is the French caption "Habillements des Dames Angloises, en 1735 &c.", meaning "dresses of English ladies in 1735, and so on". The plate number 228 is engraved at lower right. The English title keeps the old spelling "Ladys". No engraver or artist is named on the plate.
The plate comes from the second volume of Thomas Jefferys' A Collection of the Dresses of Different Nations, Antient and Modern, published in London in 1757 by Jefferys, Geographer to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, in the Strand. The work has a parallel French title page, Recueil des Habillements de Différentes Nations, which is why each plate is captioned in both languages. The English title page states that the old English dresses were taken after the designs of Holbein, Vandyke, Hollar and others, so the date in the caption belongs to the costume and not to the print. The companion to the plate of English gentlemen of the same years, this sheet traces the changing shape of the hooped petticoat and the gown over two decades of Georgian fashion.
The three colored gowns make a lively group, and the plate hangs well with its companion of English gentlemen.
Condition: Light handling wear to the bottom left corner; a small irregularity of a few millimeters to the left edge. Light, uneven toning, lightly soiled along the right and top edges. A few small foxing spots in the margin.
This is an original antique print, not a modern reproduction. This item is sold unframed. Any framed or interior images are shown for presentation and inspiration only, unless the listing explicitly states that the item is sold framed.
