The Fair Lepell

Charles Doyle

Wood engraving by the Dalziels

5¼ x 3½ inches

Grace and Philip WartonThe Queens of Society, facing 301.

Doyle was clearly interested in historical illustration, and excelled at representing the milieu of the eighteenth century, focusing on its costumes and elaborate coiffure.

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