Two Costume Designs or Portrait Types and a Third Costume Sketch 1785 - 1790

This anonymous watercolor sketch, dated 1785-1790, shows two distinct costume designs within circular frames. Each figure wears a large hat, representative of the fashion of the late 18th century, and is depicted against a background of an idyllic outdoor setting. The sketch is housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, and demonstrates the anonymous artist's interest in fashion design and the fashionable life of the time.