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Evelyn Waugh and the Sphinxes

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We Have Napoleon at Home

NB! · Archive · Monarchies · Society · Saint Petersburg

In her Decree to the Senate after the overthrow of Peter III, Catherine calls him not sovereign, not Grand Duke, not husband, not even Peter Fyodorovich, but "the former Emperor"

In her Decree to the Senate after the overthrow of Peter III, Catherine calls him not sovereign, not Grand Duke, not husband, not even Peter Fyodorovich, but "the former Emperor". Of herself, however, Catherine writes: "the true Sovereign" and "Our Imperial Majesty"

Pen drawing on a pale sheet showing six pillows from different angles, with the date 1493 written at the top.

NB! · Art · Observations

Albrecht Dürer’s drawing of six pillows, made in 1493

Good morning! Six cushions by Albrecht Dürer, 1493

People relax on the grass and benches among pines in front of a brick house with a veranda and string lights. On the right, a woman in a denim jacket holds a red cup.

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Evening in the garden by a two-storey brick house with string lights

Colour children’s drawing: a rider in a plumed turban blows a horn on a blue horse, facing a rider in a red coat on a carrot.

NB! · Archive · Books · Science · Mores

Children’s drawings on the backs of Charles Darwin’s “Origin of Species” drafts

Drawings by Charles Darwin's children on the backs of the drafts of "On the Origin of Species". Of the draft notes, only those sheets have survived on which the scientist's children left their drawings, undoubtedly inspired by natural-scientific interests