Illustration entitled "English Fashions"

Printed fashionplate showing the height of female fashion at the royal court in the few years before Quenn Victoria came to the throne. All the dresses have puffy shoulders and upper sleeves, with thin sleeves around the wrist. With a tight fit at the waist, the dresses are very large. Each dress does contain some detail and decoration, but this is relatively modest, as are the hairstyles, and to some extent the bonnets too. Accessories such as shoes, handkerchiefs and jewellery are also shown, and one of the ladies is holding what appears to be a magazine or brochure about women’s fashion.