Portraiture
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Unique pets in the Eighteenth-Century
I recently stumbled across this beautiful portrait in the Minneapolis Institute of Art. Once I got past the beautiful fabrics and luxurious pearls (they always pull me in) – there was something else that struck me… The squirrel. I wondered if it was a symbol of something, but it turns out that actually, it wasn’t. read more
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Sir Joshua Reynolds, Celebrity Portrait Painter
If you ever look at British portraits during the eighteenth century, you will be hard-pressed not to come across one by the illustrious Sir Joshua Reynolds. He was one of the artists to be painted by if you were at the level of society that you wanted your portrait taken, and has gone down in read more
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Dr. Lizzie Rogers 