Parasols for 1795
Gillray here burlesques aspects of fashion in a view of a man and woman from behind. She holds a tiny fringed parasol supported on a hinged stick (a new design that anticipates the Victorian carriage-parasol and contrasts earlier models that had long handles) and wears a dress that hangs limply around her ankles, topped by a small straw hat trimmed with enormous straw aigrettes. Long hair falls across her back. The man's outfit is equally eccentric, comprised of a tail-coat, long breeches, striped stockings, half-boots of Hessian cut and a hat with a round crown and enormous brim that curves upwards at the sides and down at the back and front. To balance his companion's parasol, he carries a cane.
Artwork Details
- Title: Parasols for 1795
- Artist: James Gillray (British, London 1756–1815 London)
- Publisher: Hannah Humphrey (British, ca. 1745–1819)
- Date: June 15, 1795
- Medium: Hand-colored etching and aquatint
- Dimensions: Sheet: 12 1/2 × 9 3/16 in. (31.7 × 23.4 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Gift of Jill Spalding, 2022
- Object Number: 2022.309.8
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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