Helophilus pendulus, ‘The footballer’, from Edward Donovan’s ‘The natural history of British insects’, vol. 1 (London, 1792). S391.c.79.1 @theulspeccoll.bsky.social #Hoverflies #Diptera
Anna M. Thane
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An account about 18th-century history, flowers, historical fashion, art; can contain traces of poetry and cake. #ChandelierSunday I blog at: http://regency-explorer.net
Lord George Byron contemplating the Colosseum in Rome #art Arthur Willmore or James Tibbets Willmore, after the original composition by William Westall
“Ill met by moonlight, proud Titania.” (“A Midsummer Night’s Dream” 2.1) 🎨 Arthur Rackham #ShakespeareSunday
"A brave vessel, Who had, no doubt, some noble creatures in her, Dash'd all to pieces! O, the cry did knock Against my very heart!" The sinking of Sir George Somers' "Sea Venture" in the West Indies #otd 1609 became a major inspiration for Shakespeare's "Tempest" 🎨 Waterhouse
The meaning of geraniums in Jane Austen’s “Mansfield Park”: regency-explorer.net/pelargonium/ #JaneAusten #18thc
One of the most proficient travel writers of the late 18th century was – a woman. Read about the unconventional Miss Starke: writer and adventuress: regency-explorer.net/starke/
Crime was rampant in 18th century London, without any effective solution until the emergence of the Bow Street Runners. Read here about their creation www.thehistoryoflondon.co.uk/the-bow-stre...
MAGAZINE MONDAY | A young English girl. A charming British soldier. Seduction, betrayal, heartbreak. Generations of American readers couldn’t put down this 18th-century novel. https://lcm.loc.gov/issue/july-august-2026/americas-first-bestseller/?loclr=blsky
America’s First Bestseller?
‘Charlotte Temple’ spawned generations of devoted fans.
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Goodnestone Park Gardens near Canterbury. Visited by Jane Austen
Before they were separated by the conclusion of the play, she had the unexpected happiness of an invitation to accompany her uncle and aunt in a tour of pleasure which they proposed taking in the summer. #JaneAusten #PrideAndPrejudice Jane Austen
Is not general incivility the very essence of love? ~ Jane Austen
Kleines Gartenglück.🦋🌸🐝 Little garden bliss. #eastcoastkin #macromonday #eck #bloomscrolling #insectthursday
Ein uralter Weiher Vom Sprung eines Frosches Ein kleiner Laut Bashô (1643 - 1694), eigentlich Matsuo Munefusa, japanischer Dichter
wind strokes the long grass shadow of a butterfly riding the warm wave
Guten Morgen! August Piepenhagen, * 2.8.1791 in Soldin, Preußen; † 27.9.1868 in Prag, Österreich-Ungarn, war ein Prager Landschaftsmaler 🎨 See zwischen den Bergen, um 1840 🖼️ #OTD #ArtHistory #LandscapePainting #BskyArt #History
something so deliciously modern about the window pane advertising here COF FEE TEA in the coffee-rooms of one of Covent Garden piazza's brothels, either Haddock's or Douglas's (1743) collections.library.yale.edu/catalog/1070...
A gorgeous female Black Swallowtail on a pink zinnia today. 🖤💙🩷 #Photography99 📷 #GardenStrolling 🌱 #BloomScrolling 🌻 #Butterflies 🦋 #Swallowtails
From the archives of All Things Georgian,'The Morse and Cator Families' - wp.me/p3JTNy-6Up #blackhistory
The Morse and Cator Families
I have recently looked the Duff family and this story is one that is extremely closely linked to it and encompasses a large part of the globe, from Jamaica to India. We begin with a conversation pi…
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American silent film and stage actress Theda Bara was born #OnThisDay in 1885. She wore this George James Hopkins designed silver, gold and blue period gown with ermine accents as Jeanne Vauberniere in the 1917 silent film Madame Du Barry. Sold by Profiles in History Auctions. #film #costume
Butterfly season is really kicking in to high gear in late July…and August and September are even better butterfly months. Yay! A beautiful Great Spangled Fritillary butterfly on a pink zinnia. 🧡💛🤍🩷 #Photography99 📷 #GardenStrolling 🌱 #BloomScrolling 🌻 #Butterflies 🦋
