Gerard, Frances A · London : Ward and Downey · leaf 78
m figure is drapedin light folds fastened by jewelled bands, suchas people then wore. A loose scarf is tiedround the waist. . . . It was no wonder that this dainty figurecaused a sensation, especially as u her witwas sprightly, and her musical accomplish-ments of the highest order. People found… … PORTRAIT OF ANGELICA KAUFFMANN.(After the painting by Sir Joshua Reynolds.) To face page 44. Girlhood. 45 she was the leading toast, and Fashion, thatcapricious dame who often refuses to ac-knowledge Natures best handiwork, pro-nounced for Angelica, and set her seal, whichis as a trade-mark for…