Method of making profiles

Category

Library Item

Item no

33423

Title

Method of making profiles

Description

An engraving showing a lady seated in a contraption to allow an artist to draw her portrait in profile. A candle on the table beside her casts her shadow onto the screen at her other side.

Artist / maker

Unknown

Date

1799

Size

17.2 x 9.8 cm

Type

Engraving

Location

Art and Design Library

This image is taken from The Lady's Monthly Museum, a volume which includes editions from July, August, September, October, November and December 1799.

As well as these coloured engravings from the 'Cabinet of Fashion' the magazines contain literature and theatre reviews, letters to the editor, poetry, articles on female historical figures such as Lady Jane Grey and Mary Queen of Scots and 'charades' (or poetic riddles).

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