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Hear ye! 'Tis time for #StuartsSaturday! Today's theme is the life of NELL GWYNN, a Restoration actress and royal mistress, who died #OTD 14 November 1687 (b. 1650). Portrait of Nell Gwyn, attributed to Simon Verelst, circa 1670. #KeepItStuart #17thCentury #SexyStuarts
François Perrier: "Acis, Galatea, and Polyphemus", 1645-50. Musée du Louvre, Paris. #17thCentury #Baroque
Thomas Willeboirts Bosschaert: 'Triumph of Love and Beauty', 1630.
Museo Lázaro Galdiano, Madrid. #17thCentury #KeepItBaroque
'His sceptre and his prick are of a length; And she may sway the one who plays with th'other,' - Wilmot on Charles II. Lusting for more? Read #SexAndSexualityInStuartBritain https://t.co/WHiZuvmZUv *Now only £13.77!*
Portrait c. 1685, by Kneller (New Orleans Museum of Art)
'In men, desire begets love; in women, love begets desire' - attr. Barbara, Viscountess Fitzharding (c.1654-1708). Barbara (L) with Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough, painted c. 1702 by Sir Godfrey Kneller. #SexAndSexualityInStuartBritain #KeepItStuart
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@alexander_bendo @MinooFramroze @ElizStJohn @jdmccafferty @SueCooperBridge @cheapsellotape @DrLindaPorter1 @PartyLike1660 @RestorationHat @RestorationJrnl @RestorationTwt Funny, I'd always thought that he was dancing with his sister, Mary, as you can see her son William in the background.
#HappyOakAppleDay! Today we celebrate the Restoration of the monarchy in 1660 and also the birthday of Charles II. Learn more with @IanJamesFM: https://t.co/PrneVkR5Js #KeepItStuart #17thCentury #SexyStuarts
Happy #OakAppleDay! Today we celebrate the Restoration of the monarchy! (R) #CharlesII triumphantly entered London OTD 29 May 1660. (L) Charles asleep as he hid with Carliss (Careless) from his enemies in an oak tree following the Battle of Worcester in 1651.
Eustache Le Sueur:'The Muses: Clio, Euterpe and Thalia', 1652-55. Musée du Louvre, Paris. #17thCentury