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@17thCenturyLady The Coke children of Melbourne Hall by Jacob Huysmans, 1680. Totally Bonkers Baroque: random sheep, angels, full dressing up box regalia. I love it. #StuartsSaturday #StuartFamilies
@17thCenturyLady Sir William and Lady Dorothy Temple sheltered fourteen-year-old Lady Elizabeth Percy at their home in the Hague, after she fled from a forced marriage to a man she loathed. They remained close friends for decades. #StuartsSaturday #StuartFriendships
Immerse yourself in the 1620s and 1630s at the Rubens House in Antwerp. Rubens designed the portico and adjacent studio where he painted many of his works, assisted by the young Van Dyck before he left for London in 1621. #StuartsSaturday
@17thCenturyLady @cheapsellotape @jdmccafferty @MuseumCromwell @swiftstory @GeneralJules @ARebelHand @Historylecturer @DrLindaPorter1 @LeandadeLisle It’s a tough choice, but my dream Stuart-era home would have to be @burghleyhouse: Elizabethan on the outside, pure baroque inside. #StuartsSaturday
Antonio Verrio’s ‘Sea Triumph’ (1674) presented Charles II as Neptune, bringing peace from chaos. It was also his pitch for royal business. It worked: he won the contract to paint 26 ceilings at Windsor Castle #BritishBaroque