Unmounted fan-leaf, with a young woman in mourning dress seated by a tombstone on a grave in a landscape.
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Friday, August 30, 2013
Hand Coloured Regency Fan
This hand coloured fan dates from1790-1820 and is in the British Museum's collection. Their description:
Unmounted fan-leaf, with a young woman in mourning dress seated by a tombstone on a grave in a landscape.
Unmounted fan-leaf, with a young woman in mourning dress seated by a tombstone on a grave in a landscape.
Monday, March 25, 2013
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Monument For Princess Charlotte 1817
England was devastated when it's Princess Charlotte died in 1817 at the age of 21 in childbirth. As Prinny's only legitimate heir she sent the whole of England into mourning. This is a possible design for a monument dedicated to her. The actual monument is below:
From The British Museum
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