victorian
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From XMarks The Scot forum:
“The child in the photo (with his father) is Wilhelm II of Germany … later to be Emperor Wilhelm II during World War I (whilst his relatives ‘King George V’ of the UK and ‘Czar Nicholas II’ of Russia were also grand-children of Queen Victoria against Germany during WWI – the same years in which King George V formed the Windsor family to replace the German family name ” “Saxe-Coburg and Gotha” )“ -
I do sometimes cover old artistic nudity or naturism (no sex please we’re British) in this blog, so if y’all bothered by that then please unfollow/unsub.
I’m loving Academic Nudes for 19th century life drawings and paintings…big part of academic art training in Victorian times was the life model, many studies of men, women and children in the classical mode to help with later work painting and sculpting. When I did art training apart from my foundation this had mostly fallen out of favour…shame because I loved life drawing. I do wonder about the models – it paid well but in the social mores of the time it was frowned upon, although there were many contradictions, it was far from covering ankles of chairs…
Melina Eudoxie Daviau (1874-1961): Academic Male Nudes 1900-1907
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Love this picture of Louis Coulon, 1904. I have it as my Lock screen on my phone – how 2012! You might know the wallpaper image, an image I aspire to and look at every day. It’s this picture of Henry of Battenburg I posted months ago
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I know it’s easy to read in a gay subtext into those Victorian ‘bromance’ pictures but this one takes the cake – they can’t be just ‘friends’?!?
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I know this is a repost of the lovely yet sadly doomed Henry of Battenberg in a kilt – any excuse – but I’ve ordered an Argyll kilt jacket in the same tweed (hopefully – damn those black and white pictures!) which will be arriving in 4-5 weeks. I’ve always loved this combo.
Next stop will be a high-necked waistcoat in the same, if they can do that cut. Oh and I need a cap – my breton cap went AWOL *sigh*
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Victorian daddy bears, oh my!
Oh right they are just ‘friends’ showing their 1800’s ‘bromance’ are they? Pssst, yeah right…how long will historians pull that one?
00049 varones by VARONES! on Flickr.
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Hey Hey It’s the Monkees! Victorian style?
ca. 1875, [four gentlemen posing with frames]
via the International Center of Photography, America and the Tintype Exhibition
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Queen Victoria’s favourite John Brown by W.G. Downey.
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Baroque department
Baroque is just dizzying, even the neo (?) victorian version.
I can tell you via the wonder that is Google Search (oh Tin Eye how thou days are numbered) this is Gath Y Chávez department store in Buenos Aires, if my reading of Spanish is correct (which is probably isn’t – EDIT found the English link, it was). I think this is <=1918.
You see, like those who post without caring – I do my research, bitches!
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You see I don’t just blog about such bearded Victorian topper wearing blokes or kilts…
…I wear it too.
Here I am in an early 1900 evening suit, Lindsay tartan waistcoat, silk dickie bow, and topper at a friend’s wedding. The only out of place thing is the shoes, which are CATs – need to get some proper Oxford brogues. And a silk topper if I can afford one!
