1759-1762 Caroline, Duchess of Marlborough by Sir Joshua Reynolds (private collection)
Her article in thepeerage is here.
British customs for portraits differed from the French - the
Duchess of Marlborough dresses luxuriously, but casually, in this Reynolds from
1759-62. The Duchess is dressed retro with a criss-cross bodice and,
especially, the big puffed sleeves and billowing plain cuffs-engageantes.
Keywords: 1759, Reynolds, Reynolds family, Spencer family, Duchess,
British, straight coiffure, jeweled floral headdress, scoop neckline,
criss-cross bodice, jacket, three quarter length puffed sleeves, engageantes,
waist band, full skirt, floral bodice ornament, necklace, earrings, jeweled
sleeves