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Elegance in mauve
My photo of a Worth gown ; the background is a detail of the dress. I took these pictures at the exhibition “Worth, inventing Haute […]
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History of the Victorian jewelry
Jewelry during Queen Victoria reign (1837-1901) was feminine, sentimental, meaningful and symbolic. Jewels were also inspired by the nature. Whereas Victorian jewelry at the beginning was heavy, intricate, full of details, jewels became at the end less ostentatious, smaller, simpler and more practical to women who were more and more many to work.
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Fairy paintings
A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a comedy in five acts by William Shakespeare, written about 1595–96 and published in 1600. This story was depicted many […]
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Une jeune femme du 19ème siècle
1800s illustration of a Parisian costume and 1810/1820 hair comb featuring amethysts.
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Victorian Romantic Jewelry: History and styles (1837-1860)
The Romantic period (early Victorian reign, 1837-1860) celebrated and represented the love of a nation for its young queen and the love between the Queen Victoria and her husband. Jewels were used to symbolize and express sentiments.
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Pre-Raphaelite inspired photos
Pre-Raphaelism was a British artistic movement, born in the late 1840s, in London, during the Victorian era. The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood was a group of three […]
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Emma by Jane Austen
Hugh Thomson cover of the Jane Austen’s novel Emma and photo of the movie “Emma” starring Gwyneth Paltrow as Emma Woodhouse in the movie “Emma” […]
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Mr. Darcy in Pride and Prejudice
Portrait of Colin Firth as Mr. Darcy in the BBC serie “Pride and prejudice”, Regency cork print wallpaper in greys and metallic by Ronald Redding […]
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The indiscreet Emma Woodhouse
19th century English Regency Gilt Neoclassical Mirror ; Amethyst and aquamarine drop earrings and a photo of Gwyneth Paltrow as Emma Woodhouse in the movie […]
