1785
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
October is a 1785 watercolor by Robert Dighton, a Rococo painting work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a woman in a long red coat with gold trim, standing in front of a brick wall. She has a black hat with a ribbon tied under her chin and is holding a cane in her right hand. The woman's attire suggests she is from a higher social class, and the background, with its brick wall and distant landscape, implies a rural or countryside setting. This painting is reminiscent of the Romanticism movement, which often emphasized emotion and the beauty of nature. To explore more works in this style, look into the Romanticism movement.
A fashionable woman is depicted walking down a path in a military-styled crimson riding habit featuring gold braid, fringed epaulettes, and distinctive lapels. The ensemble includes a green waistcoat and a masculine cravat, paired with brown gloves and an elaborate black hat. She holds a riding crop by its whip end. In the background, huntsmen on horseback and hounds are faintly visible through a gate, running across a field.
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Robert Dighton (c.1752 – 1814) was an English portrait painter, printmaker, and caricaturist. He was the founder of a dynasty of artists who followed in his footsteps.
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