Saxon lady Size:XL: 100 x 70cm misinterpret The cloud-capt towers as

misinterpret The cloud-capt towers as The 'Cloud'

In front of the sitter is a table with a patterned gold cloth upon which rests dividers

Reginald Switz and Alfred Clarke in a scene from The Blue Moon

c1800-c1899

The plate bears the inscription: 'PROSPECTUS AUSTRALIS

Saxon lady Size:XL: 100 x 70cm misinterpret The cloud-capt towers asSaxon lady, (1910). Female dress consisting of a head rail of soft green silk with a jewelled band; a blue woollen tunica edged with embroidery, and a red cloth gunna. The English term 'gown' is a direct derivative from this Saxon word. Illustration from British Costume during 19 Centuries by Mrs Charles H Ashdown, (London, 1910).