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Nude Beneath a Blanket
Nude beneath a blanket. Russian Empire, after a model by the Gardner porcelain manufactory, late nineteenth century
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Hand Embroidery by the Needlewomen of Kostroma for Stalin's 60th Birthday, in the Museum of the Great Kostroma Linen Manufactory
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Mood: Virginia Woolf in a Portrait by Bett Norris
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Montparnasse Has Never Been as Beautiful as Under Macron
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A Slight Mistake
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What to Wear with an Oversized Puffer Jacket?
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Queen Victoria in a donkey-drawn carriage during her visit to France in March 1891
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The 1930s
The 1930s. A shot by one of the creators of the Hollywood style in photography, Murray Korman (1902-1961), incidentally a native of the town of Kamianets-Podilskyi
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Queen Mary of Teck died on 24 March 1953 as the result of the same procedure as her husband, King George V, after the administration of tranquillisers
Queen Mary of Teck died on 24 March 1953 as the result of the same procedure as her husband, King George V, after the administration of tranquillisers. Queen Mary lived for almost 86 years, King George V for 71
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Proud representatives of subjugated peoples gaze upon the magnificent symbol of oppression
Proud representatives of subjugated peoples gaze upon the magnificent symbol of oppression. And every member of the Commonwealth, looking at the British crown, will recall what it took from him. A great thing, all the same
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Christ, King of Glory, 14th Century
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Projectors colour the altar screen of St Albans Cathedral to show how it may have looked before the Reformation
The altar screen of the Anglican cathedral of St Albans has been coloured by a system of projectors to show how it might have looked before the Reformation. Oddly enough, a robot dog has become part of the installation; if I have understood correctly, it is a tactical military robot