Regency Women of Character: Maria Garcia
Maria Garcia, styled as La Belle Espagnole, was a popular pantomime and tightrope performer in London, mostly at Sadler’s Wells, between 1785 and 1796. Believed Continue
Maria Garcia, styled as La Belle Espagnole, was a popular pantomime and tightrope performer in London, mostly at Sadler’s Wells, between 1785 and 1796. Believed Continue
Plate and description appeared in the September 1828 edition of The Ladies’ Monthly Museum. Bringing the heat with another gravity defying hairstyle. How much do Continue
In my recent study of Gillray’s prints, I revisited Les Invisibles (c. 1810). This print explores French Empire inspired fashions satirically, exposing the strange Francophilia Continue
Plate and description appeared in the July 1828 edition of The Ladies’ Monthly Museum. Not enough Regency films feature ladies in turbans (or bonnets, for Continue