The Duchess of Devonshire stands full-face, her head turned in profile to the right, holding out in her left hand a tall staff surmounted by a stag's head (the Cavendish crest), and the arm of a signpost pointing 'To Chiswick' (where the Duke had an estate).  From the staff is slung a paper headed 'Graham's private advice' (see BMSat 6323, &amp;c). In her right hand is an open music-book, 'Devonshire Minuet'. One foot rests on a volume of 'Sentimental Toasts', the other on 'Capt Morris's Songs'. The upturned brim of her large hat is ornamented with clubs (cf. BMSat 6976) and a large blue and buff favour.  The hat is trimmed with fox's brushes. Round the decolletage of her dress is a ribbon inscribed 'Liber-tatis'.  A miniature fox is suspended at her breast in a loop of ribbon. Her dress is striped in blue and buff. [As always, this is really blue and pale yellow, and almost exactly the colour of a Westminster Election favour in the Print Room (Banks's Collection of Trade Cards)]  20 September 1786
<br>Hand-coloured etching
1786<div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1786-00-00T00:00:00Z/9</div>
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