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Vanity Fair distinctive caricatures.

29 Oct

The editor responsibly for Vanity Fair’s popularity was Thomas Gibson Bowles (1841-1922). Having had a privileged upbringing, Bowles pursued literary interests, and in 1868 he borrowed 100 pounds from...

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Artistic flair of publisher John Tallis

31 Aug

John Tallis established his name soon after he moved to London from Birmingham to assist his father between 1838 and 1840 with publication of one of London’s earliest street directories - pamphlets en...

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Fame and Fortune in Fine Portraits

30 Mar

A portrait by an artist - or a photograph - means that someone thinks you’re worthy of it... even if it is only yourself-ie. Photographs can be reminders of where we have been and what we have done an...

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Reichbachia Orchid lithographs

20 Mar

Hanover-born nurseryman of Hertfordshire, Henry Frederick Conrad Sander (1847-1920) said, "It is vain to tell us that Orchids will ever cease to be appreciated. Their variety, sweetness and grace...

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Stylish ambience of antique artwork

18 Feb

Improve the ambience of your environment. Enjoy your artwork! Antique prints offer an enormous selection of subjects, styles and sizes... and work well in groups for added inte...

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18th century Gualtieri Shells

13 Feb

The wonderful antique prints of shells for Gualtieri's Conchology were published in Florence in 1742. Groups of marine life were artistically arranged, with some shells standing on end and ...

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Inigo Jones – Classical English Architecture

31 Jan

The Palladian architecture of northern Italy strongly influenced the architectural designs of Inigo Jones (1573-1652), who is today considered to have been the father of classical English architecture...

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Captain Cook. Eastern Australia finally discovered!

02 Jun

James Cook was a great explorer and a great man. Of humble parentage and with little formal education Captain Cook was respected by all. After he died one of his crew wrote: “He was beloved by his peo...

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Pretty Shells on the sand or the wall.

22 Mar

A passion for beautiful shells can transform your walls. These homes of small sea creatures have fascinated for centuries. In the 18th century, the large personal shell collection of Italian physician...

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Piranesi, Etcher Extraordinaire

04 Oct

Giovanni Battista Piranesi was one of the finest etchers of all time. His technical mastery rendered his strong copperplate etchings of classical antiquities brilliantly three dimensional. Piranesi co...