Emily Brandさんのイラストまとめ

Hello twitter, here are some portraits of Ordinary Folk. Because, as sparkly as they are, History is not all about Rich People.

– watercress seller (1780)
– kitchen servant at Oxford (c1680s)
– [believed to be] Washington's enslaved cook (c1795)
– Hogarth's servants (1750s)

AMAZING image of a C14th warrior woman 'Walpurgis', fighting in a German combat manual & looking super happy about it (via @KunstAAD, held at Royal Armouries, Leeds)

When all your friends are getting married & having babies but you know that dogs are way more reliable than humans so

Me next time a clueless man attempts to explain how I should be doing my job to me

A moment of appreciation, please, for the breeches on this Latvian duke. #hellolaydeez (1615)

London! I'm @NMMGreenwich on Thurs 16 March talking lewd women of c18th London. Tickets here, come & say hello!: https://t.co/v1x6rO8dPB