Belle Époque. Portrait of a Lady by Giovanni Boldini at l’Exposition universelle de Paris, 1889.
Portrait of MME or a Lady 4 from the painting by Giovanni Boldini.
Tag: Cultural history
Hall of Boughton-Malherbe, County of Kent. Elizabethan England.
Reception hall of Boughton-Malherbe, County of Kent at the time of Elisabeth 1573. English Renaissance. Tudor period.
The Illuminati and their era. Imitations of Illuminism. Freemasonry.
The Illuminati and the Freemasons. Freemasonry and the French Revolution. The Order of Perfectibilists.
The sword of James Graham, 1. Marquess of Montrose.
The sword of James Graham given by Charles I.
English roses around 1900: history and varieties
English roses: history and varieties
The story of Catalina de Erauso, the fighting nun lieutenant.
THE story of Catalina de Erauso, the Spanish nun who became famous as a soldier
Anne Bonny and Mary Read. Women pirates.
WOMEN WHO POSED AS MEN. The Golden Age of piracy.
Glimpses of Gotham. Men and women who deal in fancy costumes.
Glimpses of Gotham and city characters. Men and women who deal in fancy costumes. New York, 1881.
Chevalier Charles d’Éon de Beaumont.
He was a transgender/non-binary french spy. one of the most brilliant and contradictory characters of the eighteenth century
Gentleman Gipsy in wayside camp and caravan, 1891.
Leaves from the Log of a Gentleman Gipsy in wayside camp and caravan, 1891.