Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

'Walking Dresses', August 1827 NPG D47598

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by William Read, published by George Byrom Whittaker, published in La Belle Assemblée or Bell’s Court and Fashionable Magazine

Described in the issue for August 1827:
A dress of slight taffety, or other light summer material, of a pale primrose-colour, with two flounces at the border, set on almost straight, and embroidered at the edges in a fancy pattern, with dark lavender, or slate-colour silk. The sleeves en gigot, with a ruffle frill at the wrist, reversed; and, next the hand, bracelets of gold enamel. A white blond mantilla-pelerine, with two capes, and a falling collar over the upper cape. Transparent hat, of crape,... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.