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Alexandr Radayev
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Louis XV style commode by Parisian cabinetmaker François Linke, early 20th century
A Louis XV-style commode with a large central panel. Made by François Linke (1855-1946), early twentieth century. The central door of the commode bears an allegorical bronze composition with a pair of figures. The piece is richly adorned with foliage and flowers, and its façade is crowned at
Art · Museums · Observations · Paris · Pop Culture
The Louvre's Department of Decorative Arts stages a fascinating exhibition setting objects from the museum's collection, from Byzantium and the early Middle Ages to the Second Empire, beside more than a hundred fashion looks and accessories…
The works have been lent from the archives of more than 45 fashion houses from France and elsewhere: Christian Dior, Yves Saint Laurent, Fendi, Chanel, Schiaparelli, Alaïa, Prada, Paco Rabanne, Balenciaga, Louboutin, Balmain, Yohji Yamamoto and many others. The central idea of the exhibition is the bond between fashion and
Archive · Observations · Education
In 1844 a student did not complete university over a Latin credit and went into service
Have you ever been expelled from university? I have. What stings most, by common consent, is when it happens over some useless, off-profile, run-of-the-mill subject. As in the case of our former student, a fellow traveller from 1844. A man who had shown a sound knowledge
Books · Mores · Humour
N. L-sky in 1835 on the awkwardness and woodenness of the English
A strange thing! Upon every Englishman, to whatever circle he may belong, unless he has lived in Europe, and lived there long, there lies a peculiar, distinguishing stamp. The Englishman is awkward, unwieldy, clumsy; there is something dreadfully wooden about him, and in this woodenness, this outward lack of animation,
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The future King Charles III and his younger sister Princess Anne, photographed to mark the Prince of Wales's eighth birthday
The future King Charles III and his younger sister Princess Anne, photographed to mark the Prince of Wales's eighth birthday. Photo by Lord Snowdon
Aristocracy · Archive · London · Monarchies · Mores
Queen Elizabeth II, her younger sister Princess Margaret, her cousin Princess Alexandra of Kent and her cousin-in-law Katharine, Duchess of Kent hold their children, born in the same year within a very short span of one another, in the course of…
The year 1964 gave the British royal family four children. On 29 February Princess Alexandra gave birth to James, on 10 March Elizabeth II gave birth to Prince Edward, on 28 April the Duchess of Kent gave birth to Helen, and on 1 May Princess Margaret gave birth to Sarah.
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Shall We Talk About Reptilians?
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The Resnicks’ Water Holdings in California and the Plot of Roman Polanski’s “Chinatown”
I have read a most peculiar story about the Resnicks, an American family of billionaire collectors who have come into the public eye because of the wildfires in California. The point is that, besides an enormous art collection in Beverly Hills, which includes works by Fragonard, Boucher and Picasso, besides
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Anna Akhmatova, 1915
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The Virgin Mary appears to Saint Francis at the Porziuncola in a painting of around 1450
The Apparition of the Virgin Mary to Saint Francis at the Porziuncola, c. 1450.
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Quotation about not wishing to trouble a man who has problems with his wife
Trump will not deport Prince Harry:. I don't want to do that. I'll leave him alone. He has enough problems with his wife as it is. She's terrible