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Modern Elegance, a Portrait, James Gillray

Modern Elegance, a Portrait

James Gillray (British) (1756-1815)

Movement
Caricature
Date
1795
Medium
Hand-colored etching
Dimensions
34.4 × 23.3 cm (sheet)
Collection
Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States
Rights
Public domain
Photograph
Metropolitan Museum of Art, CC0

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Social satireWomanLadyYoung womanPortraitArmchairDressTurbanFeatherFeathersHairdressingFanMirrorCandlestickElegancePrintEtchingEngravingCaricatureSatireEnglandFurnitureClothingHatAnimalMode
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