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If Marija Tiurina’s latest watercolor appears to be a random mishmash of dreamy scenes, that’s because it is. The London-based illustrator (previously) recently completed “The Lockdown Project,” a dense composition inspired by dozens of submissions she collected during the first few weeks of quarantine. Complete with childhood memories, dreams, and colloquialisms, the illustration depicts a rich network of bizarre characters and fictional tales that flow organically between scenes. More
The florist and garden miscellany.. London :Chapman and Hall,1850-1851.. biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6044322
Here's my latest scarf tutorial: how to make a turban with a silk square scarf. Great for bad hair days or wearing your scarves when it's warmer.
Those of you who follow our blog regularly will surely have noticed our deep and abiding love for medieval animals and bestiaries; in the past we’ve done posts about dogs, cats, elephants, hedgehogs, beavers, owls, and more. But today we thought we would have a look at a few of...
Ornithological miscellany V.1 London :Trübner and Co., Bernard Quaritch, R.H. Porter,1876-1878. biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35042398
Front, back and side views of my long pixie haircut. A shaggy pixie is a great cut for fine hair. Pixie haircut over 60.
Kay Nielsen is among the greatest artists associated with what is known as "The Golden Age of Illustration" and his works are associated with classic fairy tales, in addition to myths and fables.
In the second series of the American television programme The West Wing, the White House is lobbied by a fictitious group of cartographers to promote a new map of the world. They suggest a map which uses the Gall-Peters projection and puts South at the top of the map and...
Unbelievable as it may seem today, the computers on the Voyager 1 spacecraft, considered state-of-the-art back in 1977 have 240,000 times less memory than an iPhone.
When I wrote my post about the Master Key to the Rich Ladies Treasury, a number of readers mentioned Harris’s List of Covent Garden Ladies. To my delight Google eBooks offers a link to the 17…
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Andrew Copland (d. 1807) by George Watson, 1802
Помните это прекрасную картину? Francesco Hayez Обет мести Сюжет понятен, я думаю. А там, на балконе, стоит в полумраке женщина. Может быть, именно она - коварная разлучница? А может быть, это именно она убегает с балкона Ф. Хайес "Обвиненная в измене"
Unbelievable as it may seem today, the computers on the Voyager 1 spacecraft, considered state-of-the-art back in 1977 have 240,000 times less memory than an iPhone.
Nearly 200 years ago, Dhaka muslin was the most valuable fabric on the planet. Then it was lost altogether. How did this happen? And can we bring it back?
A Fairy Tale Cherry Blossoms Japanese Children Open Air Concert The Beginner Mother And Child Picture Book Margaret With A Bonnet Anita Grew As A Young Girl Playing By Heart Pink Beret – Girl…
These startling photos that you are about to see below of emancipated slave children from New Orleans were used for the purposes of a campaign to raise
My Daily Art Display today is something different from the usual paintings I feature. It is a print by the English artist and caricaturist, Thomas Rowlandson. In some ways it reminds me of what i…
Miss Davis of No. 2 Diamond Street ran a bed house which was considered first class and visited by none but Gentlemen. Mrs. O’Neil of Pine Street near Twelfth Street, was the mistress of an elegant house. In fact, there were none better. It is said that at one time this splendid woman was, by … Continue reading "A Vintage Guide to the ‘Gay Houses’, Brothels, and ‘Ladies of Pleasure’ in 1840’s Philadelphia"
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Coo-ee is a call used to attract attention in the Australian bush. The 'coo' is loud and drawn out, and the 'ee' is abrupt, of a higher pitch, and has a rising inflection. South Australian...
Promo shot of Gillian Anderson
William Morris designs patterns and flowers to download and print for free. All these wonderful examples are in the Public Domain.
There's lovely.
So you’ve sinned and need rehabilitation in eighteenth-century London; where would you go? Well, that was easy, you applied to The Magdalen hospital in London. The hospital was established by layme…
Sadly, a time machine is not available yet. However, if you’ve been wondering how Germany looked before WWI, don’t bother looking for uranium, just get the new photobook, “Germany Around 1900.” It will take you there from the very first page!
Artist Vincenzo Irolli Napoli, 30 settembre 1860 – 27 novembre 1949, Napoli
Well that's my guess, judging by the mob cap and apron. Maybe she was in service in a big remote house in Scotland, and had this taken to send to her family back home. I'm not good at dating 19th century photos, but at a guess I'd say 1880s/1890s? cdv by Wm Rodgers, Montrose. Found in Cockermouth.
Edwin A. Georgi
