Bull Terrier Themire Crowned by the Graces — after the Sevres Manufactory, 1777 | Garment-Dyed Tee

Themire Crowned by the Graces
after the Sevres Manufactory, 1777

Not a painting but a porcelain plaque, and three artists deep: Charles Nicolas Dodin painted it onto Sevres soft paste in 1777, after an engraving by Noel Le Mire, after a painting by Charles-Dominique-Joseph Eisen. Themire herself is not a real person - she is a nymph out of French pastoral verse, crowned by the Graces to signify chaste love.

A copy of a copy of a painting of somebody who never existed. We have added one further layer and consider the matter closed.

After the original in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

This tee

• Comfort Colors 1717 — 6.1 oz garment-dyed ring-spun US cotton
• Relaxed, boxy cut with no side seams — wider and shorter than a fitted tee, so check the size chart rather than assuming your usual
• Pre-shrunk, double-needle stitched throughout
• Sewn-in label
• Garment-dyed colour keeps softening with every wash. That fade is the point, not a fault.
• Wash cold inside out, tumble dry low. The first wash may release a little dye — wash it on its own.
• Made to order, so please allow a little extra time before dispatch