ca. 1775 Jane Duchess of Gordon in green riding dress by Daniel Gardner (auctioned by Bonhams)

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From Wikimedia; spots throughout image removed with Photoshop by gogm.

Lady Jane's coiffure is very feminine, but her equestrian dress with double-breast button rows and vest shows masculine influences dominate. I am unsure of how her hat is to fit on her towering coiffure or how the coiffure, with or without hat, would function when riding at a gallop.

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