20 Romantic Dreamscapes from 19th Century artist Frederic Edwin Church
Frederic Edwin Church loved to dream. He dreamed of mountains, waterfalls, and sunsets. He dreamed of exotic lands shrouded in
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The Hustle and Bustle of Victorian Life — A 5-Minute Guide to the Bustle Dress
Following on from our article on corsets, we turn our attention to the bustle. We think the bustle epitomizes Victorian
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30 Beautiful Impressionist Paintings from Frank Myers Boggs “An American in Paris”
The Impressionist painter Frank Myers Boggs loved France. He loved the quays and monuments along the Seine in Paris. He loved
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10 Exquisite Victorian Dressing Gowns — Slipping Into Something More Comfortable
After an evening spent at the opera or the ball in a tight-laced corsetted gown, perhaps Victorian ladies were a
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40 Delightful Images of Devon, England in the 1890s
Devon is a county of England in the south-west corner of the British Isles. The name Devon comes from a
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25 Dreamlike Paintings of 19th-Century Dutch Towns and Cities
Cornelis Springer (1817-1891) specialised in the arrangement and accurate representation of town scenes. His paintings were in such high demand
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20 Elegant Modern Women—the 19th-Century Paintings of Alfred Stevens
Alfred Stevens was one of Belgium’s leading 19th-century artists who specialized in paintings of fashionable young women in elegant interiors.
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“The Master of Swish” – Boldini’s Elegant Portraits of High Society Women
In a dusty old Parisian apartment in 2010, a startling discovery was made. No one had set foot on the
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Tea Drinking in the Civil War
At the outbreak of the American Civil War, over half of America’s foreign–born population was British and Irish. Many immigrants
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