Dress like the Empress Josephine. Watercolors by Adam Buck. Living from 1759 to 1833, he was principally active in London. His patrons included George IV and the Duke of York.

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An Elegant Couple Admiring Lely’s Venus. 1801. Irish/British. Watercolor heightened with white over black chalk. Signed and dated Adam Buck/1801 on the lower left. Adam Buck, watercolorist (1759-1833). Image  © 2023 Sotheby’s. Fair use license. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2023/old-master-and-british-works-on-paper/an-elegant-couple-admiring-lelys-venus

Tambarina. A young girl lying on a step beneath a railing, resting on a striped cushion and shaded by the tambourine lying over her head. 1799. Hand-colored aquatint. After Adam Buck. Image © The Trustees of the British Museum. Fair use license. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/image/452247001
First Steps. 1808. Irish/British. Watercolor. Adam Buck, watercolorist (1759-1833). Private collection. Artwork in the public domain due to age. via https://enfilade18thc.com/2015/07/18/exhibition-an-elegant-society-adam-buck-artist-in-the-age-of-austen/

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