“Morphinists” by Georges Moreau de Tours and the fashion for morphine among the aristocracy of the 19th century

Girls who wanted happiness. Happiness...

Georges Moreau de Tours, The Morphine Addicts.

I remind you that this pernicious dependence was extremely popular in aristocratic and bohemian circles in the nineteenth century. The fashion, which spread from England, is shown by Leo Tolstoy in the case of Anna Karenina, whose personality underwent considerable changes owing to her addiction to morphine

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September digest: archaeological finds, exhibitions, museums, theatre and the Church

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“Morphinists” by Georges Moreau de Tours and the fashion for morphine among the aristocracy of the 19th century

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September digest: archaeological finds, exhibitions, museums, theatre and the Church

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