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Portrait of a Lady by Jean-Honoré Fragonard

4/5/23
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Portrait, Lady, Jean-Honoré Fragonard, French Rococo style

The Portrait of a Lady forms the type of feminine beauty which Fragonard seems to have admired particularly.

Filed under 1750, 18th Century, Europe, Fashion History, France, Louis XV, Rococo
Tagged Artist, Jean Honoré Fragonard, Masterpieces, Rococo fashion

Pompeian. Wall paintings and Polychrome basso relieves.

4/5/23
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Pompeian, Wall paintings, Polychrome, basso relieves, Antiquity, ancient, crafts, Ornamental,

The wall paintings found at Pompeii, Herculaneum and Stabiae as well as at Rome

Filed under Ancient, Roman
Tagged Ancient crafts, Artist, Decoration, Heinrich Dolmetsch, Ornaments, Specimen

Castel Del Monte, built by Emperor Frederick II of Hohenstaufen.

4/1/23
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Porta, Gate, Castel, Monte, architectural, styles, Architecture, Middle ages,

The Castel del Monte is a building from the time of the Hohenstaufen Emperor Frederick II (1194-1250) in Apulia in south-eastern Italy.

Filed under 13th Century, Europe, Italy, Middle Ages
Tagged Architecture, Esther Singleton, Gothic costumes, Landscape, Topography, Travel

The Reculvers, Herne Bay, Kent, England.

3/30/23
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Reculvers, Daniell, Herne Bay, Kent, England

Reculver was a village – now a deserted village – about five kilometres east of Herne Bay in the English county of Kent.

Filed under 1860, 19th Century, England, Europe, Victorian period
Tagged British theme, English scenery, Landscape, Topography, Travel, Victorian fashion, William Henry Bartlett

Cologne, on the Rhine, Germany 19th c..

3/25/23
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City, Cologne, Rhine, Romanticism, Germany, Architecture,

Cologne, viewed from the water, appears with more of ancient majesty than from any other point.

Filed under 1841, 19th Century, Europe, Germany, Romantic Era
Tagged Architecture, Cultural history, George Newenham, Grand Tour, Romanticism fashion, Topography, Travel

Norman knight (Varangian) in chain mail. 11th century.

3/21/23
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Norman, Knight, Varangian, 11th century, armour,

Varangian reconstructed from the embroideries of the Bayeux Tapestry and contemporaneous original weapons.

Filed under 11th Century, Anglo-Norman, England, Europe, Fashion History, Middle Ages, Military
Tagged Gothic costumes, History of England., Knighthood, Medieval costume, Vikings

Waterfall on the Windward Road, near Kingston.

3/20/23
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Cane River, Cascade, Waterfall, Windward, Kingston, Jamaica

Cane River Cascade on the Windward Road, St. Andrew Parish, Jamaica

Filed under 1821, 19th Century, America, Caribbean, Jamaica, Latin America
Tagged Caribbean customs, Colonialism, James Hakewill, Landscape, Topography, Travel

Lama (priest of Lhasa) and Tibetan women c. 1890.

3/15/23
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Traditional, Lama, Priest, Tibetan Clothing, Dress, Culture,

Tibetan clothing of a Lama Priest of Lhasa and traditional Tibetan women dress culture.

Filed under 1890, 19th Century, Asia, Ecclesiastical, Tibet
Tagged Ecclesiastical, Münchener Bilderbogen, Tibetan folk costume

Walter D. Teague. Advertising for men’s fashion 1917.

3/13/23
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Walter D. Teague, American designer, advertising, art-deco, Men's, Styles,

Men’s Styles Spring 1917. Advertising for men’s fashion by Walter D. Teague (1883-1960).

Filed under 10s, 1917, 20th Century, America, Art Deco, North America
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Claire Avery. Vogue Cover 1917.

3/12/23
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Claire Avery, American, designer,

Claire Avery. Vogue. Lingerie Number. Cover January 1 1917

Filed under 10s, 1918, 20th Century, America, Art Deco, North America
Tagged American designers, Artist, Decoration, Feminism, North American costumes, Textile design
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