“I am a cemetery by the moon unblessed.” ― Charles Baudelaire, Paris Spleen

View of the Church of San Lorenzo fuori le Mura, 1815

By Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg

Bodice, 1836-40

An Empire armchair. French, Napoleonic era, early 19th Century.

Source: Scala Regia

John Martin (1789-1854) "The Bard" (c. 1817) Oil on canvas Romanticism Located in the Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, Connecticut, United States

the craziest part of some of the shit Adams wrote about Hamilton is that it was written years after his death. like get a grip, we know you hated Hamilton, but the man was semi-recently killed. 1805 and 1806 are two of the most damning letters where he's shit-talking and calling Hamilton a bastard brat, a Scottish creole, insolent coxcomb, a creature in delirium of ambition, etc etc.

Eu va dau frame urile voi le animati

also yes it's related to the red flags animation and yes these guys are napoleon and alexander i again how smart am i frate deci jurati-va ca ati mai vazut asa cv

Male Nude by Manuel Ignacio Vázquez, 1823

Evening dress, 1823-25. McCord Museum.

It's Fichu Friday!

This lovely ca.1800-25 fichu is from the V&A collection.

A fichu is a triangle-shaped piece of fabric which was worn around the decolletage.

Object description from the V&A website:

"Triangular fichu of delicate, but fairly large, drochel net. Around the edges, a delicate pattern of thin stemmed flowers entirely worked in cloth stitch with raised, woven edges. Attached to the fichu is an edging of poor quality Honiton bobbin lace."

Wish I could knock your skull in, but I’m rising above it

Evening Dress, c.1840

A French Blue Silk Habit de Ville Complete Frock Coat - Napoleonic Period, 1805

Provenance from the Mallet-Oberkampf family, Protestant ruling elites and close to Emperor Napoleon I, who awarded the Legion of Honour to Oberkampf in 1806. This ensemble by its quality materializes the technological advances of the industry at the service of the Fashion of the Empire, advocated by the famous fashion merchant of the empress, Louis Hippolyte Leroy.

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Alexandre-Jean Dubois-Drahonet (1791-1834) "Portrait of Achille Deban de Laborde" (1817) Oil on canvas Located in the Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts, United States Painted during the Bourbon restoration, this portrait depicts the son of a fallen Napoleonic hero during a time of anti-imperialism in France. Eight-year-old Achille wears a miniature version of the embroidered Hussar uniform his father, Baron Jean-Baptiste Deban de Laborde, would have worn. His father’s military awards, notably the ceremonial sword and Légion d’honneur hanging in the upper left, surround the young boy. Achille would ultimately rise to the rank of colonel in the French cavalry.