Princess Charlotte of Prussia, eldest daughter of Crown Princess Victoria and Crown Prince Frederick (future German Emperor and Empress) in July 1873.
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Names of shades and when in Regency England they were most popular.
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US Marines pose with their War Dogs - Bougainville, Solomon Islands 1943
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When you think of ancient Greece or the Roman Empire, visions of white togas, ivory temples and sand-coloured amphitheatres likely come to mind.
If so, you might be in for a surprise.
Because this off-white and eggshell-dominated palette, which inspired the pristine surfaces of Renaissance sculptures and the blank facades of Neoclassical buildings, is… a lie.
We now know the ancient world was steeped in colour. It was, perhaps, a tad too colourful for our modern sensibilities — even borderline garish at times.
Click here to learn why generations of scholars and artists believed in a monochrome Classical Antiquity and see historically accurate reconstructions of ancient statues and buildings in all their glorious peacockery.
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josh o'connor has been queer in 8 roles and about to add a 9th. give the man an honorary oscar draped in the colours
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Sitting For Her Portrait
Frederik Hendrik Kaemmerer (1839 – 1902)
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hello jade harley. hello firealpaca.
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this is intended for an extrememly specific audiences. does anyone understand the connection i am making. does anyone else see my genius. its literally them
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“But We Love Martha Jones!” - The Doctor Who Fandom’s Selective Memory of Racism
Be aware that this article contains explicit examples of anti-black racism and misogynoir.
**Contents**
Intro
1. Everybody Hates Martha
2. Utopia-ish
3. Martha vs Bill
4. Martha Triumphant?
Intro
To say being a Martha Jones fan from 2007-2017 was hard would be an understatement. The fandom claimed she was too clingy. Too jealous of Rose. Too bitter. Too bad a companion. For as long as I can remember, Martha Jones wasn’t just an unpopular companion - she was THE unpopular companion. So this recent increase in “my issues with [insert companion of colour here] isn’t about race. Everybody loved Martha Jones!” has me raising an eyebrow. Freema Agyeman as part of Ofcom’s Diversity In Broadcasting Event answered a question on her time as Doctor Who’s first Black companion. She describes her time as “good and bad”. She handled the criticism of Martha as a character “but the racism… yeah, yeah couldn’t rationalise that” as she pauses in the video. In the silence we get a clear answer - Freema Agyeman did not have an easy time as Doctor Who’s first Black companion. So when I see comments about how much she was loved, or how no one knew what Freema was going through when speaking out about the racism she experienced, or “My sus posts about Ryan & Yaz aren’t racist! I loved Martha!” I, and many other Black/mixed Black fans and other fans of colour have bad tastes in our mouths. We remember the real history of how Martha Jones was treated - and her history wasn’t a kind one.
Chapter 1 ->
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Incorruptible pt 1
I hope you enjoy my little history comic~ I haven't written/drawn a historical fiction in like 4 years. Getting the depressing part out of the way so we can go to the fun light hearted parts lol
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Guys who love drawing trees look like:
On the left: Isaak Levitan (1860-1900), Jewish-Lithuanian artist (was forced by his father to study in russia)
On the right: Arkhyp Kuindzhi (1841-1910), Ukrainian-Greek artist (also often is mistakenly called russian)
Their art:
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Grian on any other server: i have 60+ minecraft skins for every occasion ready which i do not fear to use
Grian on his very own server with very clear changing colour-coding on which literally almost every other person changes their skin: i will be using my usual fricking skin always for three seasons straight
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