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Carlota Joaquina of Spain was born #onthisday in 1775. In Portugal she was unflatteringly known as “the shrew.” #gloriousGeorgians #royal
#Lockdown loafing, #gloriousGeorgians style with “A Man-Trap” (1780). “This old thing? I just threw this on!”
Daniel Defoe, #gloriousGeorgians legend, died #onthisday in 1731. He wrote, “Expect nothing and you'll always be surprised.”
Days we Zoom versus days we don't, with Robert Dighton's Fashionable Lady in Dress and Undress, 1807, via the British Museum. #lockdown #gloriousgeorgians
The Fashionable Mamma doesn’t let her stylish togs get in the way of breastfeeding! Not sure the baby’s super comfortable though. #gloriousGeorgians
Our Macaroni is back with more #lockdown hair inspiration for the gents of Twitter. He's got a nosegay too, and a teeny tiny hat!. (The Macaroni: A Real Character at the Late Masquerade, by Dawe, courtesy Staatliche Museem zu Berlin) #gloriousGeorgians
Captain Cork Rump prepares for a night on the town, strapped into stays and wearing a false bum to enhance his figure! Courtesy of Library of Congress. #wokeuplikethis #gloriousGeorgians
Adélaïde Labille-Guiard was born #onthisday in 1749. Her works include the gorgeous Self-Portrait with Two Pupils, in which she depicts herself with Marie Gabrielle Capet & Marie-Marguerite Carreaux de Rosemond. The way the light hits the fabric is perfection! #gloriousGeorgians
“The Vis a Vis Bisected or the Ladies Coop” undertake their daily exercise. I hope that journey’s essential! #GloriousGeorgians
And straight after the peerless Withnail, my first viewing of Mindhorn. I loved it!