Mrs. Alexander Blair
1787-1789
George Romney was the go-to portraitist for the British elite, and here he shows off why with his sitter, Mrs. Alexander Blair. She’s rocking the ultimate late 18th-century power look: a simple, flowing white muslin dress that screamed 'I'm so wealthy I don't need heavy silk,' topped with a hat so massive and black it looks like a storm cloud hovering over her powdered hair. Romney’s loose, feathery brushwork makes her skin glow against the deep red drapery, capturing that fleeting moment of neoclassical elegance before the French Revolution changed fashion forever.
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- Oil painting
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