Beauties

Thomas Rowlandson, published 1792

The image portrays two women shown from the waist up, each seated and facing slightly towards each other. The woman on the left has a round face with soft features, wearing an elaborate blue bonnet with curly blonde hair visible beneath it. Her dress is pink with a high ruffled collar and cuffs, and she holds a small fan in her right hand. She sits on a chair with a blue cushion, wearing a gold bracelet. The woman on the right has similar facial features and curly hair, in a wide-brimmed bonnet in multicolored shades of yellow and pink, tied with a blue ribbon. Her dress is light blue with floral accents, featuring ruffled collar and cuffs. She sits with her hands resting in her lap. The background is plain and off-white with no discernible details, framed by a simple grey border.
Artist
Thomas Rowlandson
Date
published 1792
Type
Print
Medium
hand-colored etching
Dimensions
24.2 × 34.2 cm
Collection
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licence
Public domain, CC0

Image description

The image portrays two women shown from the waist up, each seated and facing slightly towards each other. The woman on the left has a round face with soft features, wearing an elaborate blue bonnet with curly blonde hair visible beneath it. Her dress is pink with a high ruffled collar and cuffs, and she holds a small fan in her right hand. She sits on a chair with a blue cushion, wearing a gold bracelet. The woman on the right has similar facial features and curly hair, in a wide-brimmed bonnet in multicolored shades of yellow and pink, tied with a blue ribbon. Her dress is light blue with floral accents, featuring ruffled collar and cuffs. She sits with her hands resting in her lap. The background is plain and off-white with no discernible details, framed by a simple grey border.

Thomas Rowlandson