#georgianera — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #georgianera, aggregated by home.social.
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👁️ Lovers' eyes: The secret romance trend of the 1700s! 💕 Tiny watercolor portraits of a loved one's eye, worn as jewelry to keep them close. 💍 Started when Prince of Wales sent one to his forbidden love. How romantic! 😍 #LoverEyes #GeorgianEra #RomanticHistory #AntiqueMiniatures
Eye miniature https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eye_miniature
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Love and Marriage in the Age of Jane Austen by Rory Muir
Rory Muir uncovers the excitements and disappointments of courtship and the pains and pleasures of marriage, drawing on fascinating first-hand accounts as well as novels of the period.
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New William Hogarth exhibition in Derby to feature artwork not seen for 300 years
Paintings and engravings by one of Britain’s best-known artists are to be displayed in a new exhibition exploring their links with an infamous uprising.
Works by the renowned 18th-century artist, satirist and theor