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#ClassicsTober day 28: ANCESTOR (a day late)
Amarantus, an enslaved person from birth, explains to Grata, a British enslaved person new to the house, some Roman customs concerning ancestors...
(A new little Amarantus illo, with permission from @Caecilius_CLC )
The Earl of Stradbroke, by Carlo Pellegrini - Vanity Fair, 31 July 1875
John Edward Cornwallis Rous was a British soldier and nobleman. While serving in Wellington's campaign in Belgium, Rous was wounded and so did not take part in Napoleon's defeat two days later at Waterloo.
Mr FA Milbank, by Carlo Pellegrini - Vanity Fair, 17 July 1875
Frederick Acclom Milbank was a British Liberal Member of Parliament. On 16 May 1882 he was created a Baronet, of Well in the County of York, and of Hart in the County of Durham.
@17thCenturyLady @NThardwick @cspencer1508 @swiftstory @cheapsellotape @jdmccafferty Labours of the Months.
British, second quarter of the 17th century, with details of October, November and December.
Worked in wool, silk, and metal thread (Met Museum)
#StuartsSaturday
The Earl of Abergavenny, by Carlo Pellegrini - Vanity Fair, 26 June 1875
William Nevill was a British peer. He had ten children.
Lord Hammond, by Carlo Pellegrini - Vanity Fair, 19 June 1875
Edmund Hammond was a British diplomat and civil servant. He was Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs from 1854 to 1873.
Sir Massey Lopes, by Carlo Pellegrini - Vanity Fair, 15 May 1875
He was a British Conservative politician and agriculturalist. He was also for many years a Director of the Great Western Railway.
Viscount Bury, by Carlo Pellegrini - Vanity Fair, 1 May 1875
William Coutts Keppel was a British soldier and politician. He as the father-in-law of Mrs George (Alice) Keppel the mistress and confidante of King Edward VII.
Sir GS Jenkinson, by Carlo Pellegrini - Vanity Fair, 24 April 1875
George Samuel Jenkinson was a British Conservative politician. He served as High Sheriff of Gloucestershire for 1862.
Idk how british look like (?????what?????) but he is british
like... his.... family... from... Britain...
I
I'm not smart you can tell
I only want to draw funny British people
#DontHugMeImScared
@PeterZabak @Overlord_xyz perhaps @psychrome can confirm but
I know "Jog on"
as a very British vernacular?😂
had to get the set....as you do....😉
this my fave Aga
green on green.....on teal.
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Painting at Bedtime.
Woman Sewing.
Philip Wilson Steer.
Steer was an artist and art teacher. He was part of a movement of British Impressionists, after visiting France, although this seems to have garnered him some criticism, and later he painted in a more realist style.
Michael Edward Hicks Beach, by Carlo Pellegrini - Vanity Fair, 22 August 1874
He was a British Conservative politician. Known as "Black Michael", he notably served as Chancellor of the Exchequer and also led the Conservative Party in the House of Commons from 1885 to 1886.