One of my favorite things about Thomas Gainsborough’s portraits is the way they show how a
One of my favorite things about Thomas Gainsborough’s portraits is the way they show how awkward and uncomfortable it was to sit in enormous side-hoops! They may have looked rather regal when a woman was standing, but the moment she sat down she became a giant satin and lace mushroom cloud. -- source link
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