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A Framed Art Nouveau Style Fashion Illustration Print of London - A framed decorative print in landscape orientation featuring a fashion illustration in an Art Nouveau revival style. The central figure is a slender woman depicted in profile wearing a long plum-coloured coat and a matching wide-brimmed hat. To the left, a vertical cartouche contains the word LONDON above the text NEW BOND STREET. Across the upper centre, the word METROPOLITAIN is printed in a font characteristic of Parisian metro signage, set against a faint sepia silhouette of Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament. Near the base of the figure, the words new style are printed in small type. A cursive signature is present near a bird motif in the upper right quadrant of the inner field, but it is not clearly legible. A decorative border element appears on the far right of the composition. The artwork is presented within a cream-coloured mount and a dark-stained wood-effect rectangular frame under glass. A small white adhesive sticker bearing the printed number 420 is attached to the right-hand side of the frame.