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Les Halles [in Paris] (1895) by Léon Lhermitte (French, 1844-1925). Les Halles was replaced with a concrete shopping mall in 1971.

Merry Christmas! Here are a few more strange Victorian Christmas cards. #Christmas #Christmas2021

A glass negative of the first commercially produced Christmas card (1843) - plus some unusual one’s from the Victorian era. #Christmascard #Christmas2021

Sunset in the Forest (1904) by Ivan Trush (Ukrainian, 1869-1941). #Ukrainian #Woodland

Four paintings by Frederick Childe Hassam (American, 1859-1935). Summer Sunlight (1892), Late Afternoon, New York, Winter (c. 1900), Rainy Day, Boston (1885), Celia Thaxter in her Garden (1892). #American #Impressionism.

The Death of Arthur (c. 1862) by John Mulcaster Carrick (British, 1833 - 1896). "One day, a King will come, and the Sword will rise... again." #KingArthur #Excalibur #Bedevere

Moon (1902), colour lithograph by Alphonse Mucha (Czech, 1860-1939). One in a series of decorative panels ("The Moon and Stars"). Mucha believed that art should be accessible and affordable to the masses. #Blue #EdwardianEra

Gather Ye Rosebuds While Ye May (1909) by John William Waterhouse (English, 1849-1917). Bought by a couple as part of the furnishings in a dilapidated farmhouse. #CarpeDiem

The Souls of Acheron (1898) by Adolf Hirémy-Hirschl (Hungarian, 1860–1933). Österreichische Galerie Belvedere. Awaiting Charon’s ferry (far left) transporting souls about to be judged. Some souls pleading with Mercury to take them back among the living. #Macabre #Mercury

Echo and Narcissus (1903) by J.W. Waterhouse (GB, 1849–1917). Walker Art Gallery. Narcissus was the son of the river god Cephissus & nymph Liriope. He fell in love with his own reflection. Echo faded away from unrequited love, until all that was left was a whisper. #VictorianArt