Marguerite Victoire Babois was a French writer, author of elegies and other poems which have placed her name at the forefront of French elegiac poets.
Marguerite Victoire Babois, French writer 1760-1839
Category: Empire
An old purse worn by Sir Walter Scott for many years, made of mole-skin.
It contains a piece of paper on which is written: “An old purse worn by Sir Walter Scott for many years, made of mole-skin.”
Abbotsford hall door. A complete suit of feudal steel armour.
The Age of Undress by Amelia Rauser. Dress in the Age of Jane Austen by Hilary Davidson. Jane Austen at Home by Lucy Worsley Abbotsford hall door. A complete suit… Read More
The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World Paperback – December 7, 2021
by Virginia Postrel (Author)
From Neanderthal string to 3D knitting, an “expansive” global history that highlights “how textiles truly changed the world” (Wall Street Journal)
Abbotsford, desk and chair. Personal relics and antiquarian treasures.
THE desk so long used by Sir Walter, and “his own huge elbow chair,” are familiar to all who have visited Abbotsford.
French painter Marie Louise Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun 1755 -1842.
Madame Lebrun was a French painter of classicism. She is said to have been one of the most beautiful women of Paris at a young age.
Eugénie de Montijo. Coiffure Second Empire
The Age of Undress by Amelia Rauser. Dress in the Age of Jane Austen by Hilary Davidson. Jane Austen at Home by Lucy Worsley L’Impératrice Eugénie. The empress Eugénie de… Read More
Men in Parisian society suits, 19th century.
The Age of Undress by Amelia Rauser. Dress in the Age of Jane Austen by Hilary Davidson. Jane Austen at Home by Lucy Worsley Men in Parisian society suits, 1826.… Read More
Juliette Récamier. Coiffure 1st Empire.
The Age of Undress by Amelia Rauser. Dress in the Age of Jane Austen by Hilary Davidson. Jane Austen at Home by Lucy Worsley Juliette Récamier 1777-1849.
