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Giuseppe Bonito's Il Femminiello (1740/1760) is the only known c.18th depiction of an Italian femminiello, which translates as “little female-men". Femminielli were believed to bring good luck and were often asked to bless newborns. from Portland Art Museum.

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2020-05-20

A savage satire on fashion from the - look at that nose! A new fashion'd head dress for young misses of three score and ten, Philip Dawe, 1777, from the British Museum.

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2020-05-18

“Paint my children, but make them Mick Hucknall.” Anonymous children by an anonymous artist, via Worth Point.

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2020-05-09

From 1799, an Officer of the Marines. Serving sass.

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2020-05-06

hair goals from Robespierre, who's celebrating his birthday with a business in front/party out back look. via the British Museum.

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2020-05-06

Miss Wicket and Miss Trigger are enjoying some outdoor pursuits! “Miss Trigger you see is an excellent shot, And forty five notches Miss Wicket's just got”. John Collet, 1778, via the British Museum.

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2020-05-06

Here’s something to try during “A lady - but a rakish one, Her lover’s breeches putting on!” via the Lewis Walpole Library.

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2020-05-05

relaxation goals for Capt. Jessamy Learning the Proper Discipline of the Couch. from The British Museum

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2020-04-29

Two saucy gentlewomen sneak a look under a Highlander's kilt in Le Prétexte! from 1815, via The British Museum

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2020-04-28

Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin was born in 1699. He said of his "Who said one paints with colors? One employs colors, but one paints with feeling.”

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2020-04-26

Stuck for something to do on evenings? Why not try some Bugg Hunting, courtesy of Thomas Rowlandson's itchy couple! via Beinecke Library Collection

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2020-04-26

Carlota Joaquina of Spain was born in 1775. In Portugal she was unflatteringly known as “the shrew.”

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2020-04-25

loafing, style with “A Man-Trap” (1780). “This old thing? I just threw this on!”

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2020-04-24

Daniel Defoe, legend, died in 1731. He wrote, “Expect nothing and you'll always be surprised.”

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2020-04-24

Days we Zoom versus days we don't, with Robert Dighton's Fashionable Lady in Dress and Undress, 1807, via the British Museum.

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2020-04-24

The Fashionable Mamma doesn’t let her stylish togs get in the way of breastfeeding! Not sure the baby’s super comfortable though.

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2020-04-23

Our Macaroni is back with more 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)

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2020-04-21

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.

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2020-04-16

“The Vis a Vis Bisected or the Ladies Coop” undertake their daily exercise. I hope that journey’s essential!

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2020-04-10

Hairdresser closed for Why not try a simple new style at home?

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2020-04-05