Portrait of a Lady
An enchanting insight into the creation of beauty in Georgian portraits by Reynolds and Gainsborough, with many marvellous anecdotes about the secrets of the artist's studio and utterly sumptuous costumes.
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Gillian: When I was very small my parents took me to Cannon Hall Museum near Barnsley. We walked the four miles there and the four miles back. At Cannon Hall I saw two beautiful dresses in glass cases. That's when my love affair with fashion began, with that wedding gown and trousseau dress from 1783. I had the romance of these two wonderful dresses in mind creating garments for Portrait of a Lady. | Lucy: One word: Cinderella! Having given tours of art gallery collections, telling stories of artists and subjects, I was keen to investigate the interplay between fashion, femininity and art history. And to be dressed like a fairy-tale princess... |
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