my18thcenturysource:On Wednesdays We Wear Pink:Or we wear our hair pink as these two sitters in the
my18thcenturysource:On Wednesdays We Wear Pink:Or we wear our hair pink as these two sitters in the miniatures by John Smart.From left to right:“A Lady, wearing a low-cut pearl-bordered yellow bodice with mauve bow, fur-borderedmauve dress with jewelled pearl and sapphire clasp and embroidered pointed lace collar,her hair worn curled and pink-powdered and decorated with white ostrich feather”, 1785, John Smart.“A Young Man, presumed to be ‘John Bertram’, wearing a blue jacket with whitewaistcoat decorated with gold stitching and a black neckerchief, his pink hairpowdered and worn en queue”, 1773, John Smart. -- source link
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