Anna M. Thane
@annamthane.bsky.social
An account about 18th-century history, flowers, historical fashion, art; can contain traces of poetry and cake. #ChandelierSunday
I blog at: http://regency-explorer.net
I blog at: http://regency-explorer.net
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Now, we get to the promotional outfit of the #PalaisGalliera's Worth: The Inventor of Haute Couture exhibit- this 1896-7 tea gown for Countess Greffulhe. It is an interesting choice, and I'm not quite sure of the logic behind it, with all the other glamorous outfits in this
January 2, 2026 at 11:50 PM
Now, we get to the promotional outfit of the #PalaisGalliera's Worth: The Inventor of Haute Couture exhibit- this 1896-7 tea gown for Countess Greffulhe. It is an interesting choice, and I'm not quite sure of the logic behind it, with all the other glamorous outfits in this
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🍃🌸 hope
January 22, 2026 at 5:35 AM
🍃🌸 hope
squat - and click!
I did gymnastics to take this photo at Nymphenburg Palace for #PalacesandGardens theme: #ThroughTheFrame
I did gymnastics to take this photo at Nymphenburg Palace for #PalacesandGardens theme: #ThroughTheFrame
January 22, 2026 at 4:39 AM
squat - and click!
I did gymnastics to take this photo at Nymphenburg Palace for #PalacesandGardens theme: #ThroughTheFrame
I did gymnastics to take this photo at Nymphenburg Palace for #PalacesandGardens theme: #ThroughTheFrame
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Jan Bogaerts (1878-1962)
Snow-berries in a vase
oil on canvas 35.0 x 40.5 cm, 1934
Snow-berries in a vase
oil on canvas 35.0 x 40.5 cm, 1934
January 21, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Jan Bogaerts (1878-1962)
Snow-berries in a vase
oil on canvas 35.0 x 40.5 cm, 1934
Snow-berries in a vase
oil on canvas 35.0 x 40.5 cm, 1934
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“Her rich attire creeps rustling to her knees:
Half-hidden, like a mermaid in sea-weed,
Pensive awhile she dreams awake”
(John Keats)
🎨 John Everett Millais “Eve of St Agnes” (1863, detail)
#eveofstagnes #booksky
Half-hidden, like a mermaid in sea-weed,
Pensive awhile she dreams awake”
(John Keats)
🎨 John Everett Millais “Eve of St Agnes” (1863, detail)
#eveofstagnes #booksky
January 20, 2026 at 5:00 PM
“Her rich attire creeps rustling to her knees:
Half-hidden, like a mermaid in sea-weed,
Pensive awhile she dreams awake”
(John Keats)
🎨 John Everett Millais “Eve of St Agnes” (1863, detail)
#eveofstagnes #booksky
Half-hidden, like a mermaid in sea-weed,
Pensive awhile she dreams awake”
(John Keats)
🎨 John Everett Millais “Eve of St Agnes” (1863, detail)
#eveofstagnes #booksky
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January 22, 2026 at 3:43 AM
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Mori Shūhō (1728–1813), Black Bear Cub in Snow, 1799
January 21, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Mori Shūhō (1728–1813), Black Bear Cub in Snow, 1799
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A lovely memory from last summer. Happy #rosewednesday 🌹
January 21, 2026 at 8:01 PM
A lovely memory from last summer. Happy #rosewednesday 🌹
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It's simple, but it's a joy.
First Snowdrop in the garden, this morning. #Yorkshire
First Snowdrop in the garden, this morning. #Yorkshire
January 20, 2026 at 7:18 PM
It's simple, but it's a joy.
First Snowdrop in the garden, this morning. #Yorkshire
First Snowdrop in the garden, this morning. #Yorkshire
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Schöner Mond gerade eben ...
January 21, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Schöner Mond gerade eben ...
a beautiful dressing mirror from 1815
(The Queen‘s Bedroom at Nymphenburg Palace)
(The Queen‘s Bedroom at Nymphenburg Palace)
January 21, 2026 at 6:11 PM
a beautiful dressing mirror from 1815
(The Queen‘s Bedroom at Nymphenburg Palace)
(The Queen‘s Bedroom at Nymphenburg Palace)
Richly embroidered saddle-pads with bells from the 1870s for sleigh rides.
With kind regards to @holundra.bsky.social and her love of #horses
With kind regards to @holundra.bsky.social and her love of #horses
January 21, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Richly embroidered saddle-pads with bells from the 1870s for sleigh rides.
With kind regards to @holundra.bsky.social and her love of #horses
With kind regards to @holundra.bsky.social and her love of #horses
a rare change today: experts are restauring the beautiful carriage of King Max I Joseph. It is originally from about 1817.
January 21, 2026 at 5:56 PM
a rare change today: experts are restauring the beautiful carriage of King Max I Joseph. It is originally from about 1817.
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the famous Japanese woodblock print entitled Snowfall at Osaka Tennoji (or Tenno Temple, Osaka) by the renowned artist Kawase Hasui.
January 21, 2026 at 5:40 PM
the famous Japanese woodblock print entitled Snowfall at Osaka Tennoji (or Tenno Temple, Osaka) by the renowned artist Kawase Hasui.
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January 21, 2026 at 3:41 AM
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Azaleas, early C19th, attr to #CarolineFriederikeFriedrich (German, 1749-1815), who died #otd, Jan 20. Held by Nasjonalmuseet,
www.nasjonalmuseet.no/en/collectio... #womenartists #artherstory
www.nasjonalmuseet.no/en/collectio... #womenartists #artherstory
January 20, 2024 at 5:03 PM
Azaleas, early C19th, attr to #CarolineFriederikeFriedrich (German, 1749-1815), who died #otd, Jan 20. Held by Nasjonalmuseet,
www.nasjonalmuseet.no/en/collectio... #womenartists #artherstory
www.nasjonalmuseet.no/en/collectio... #womenartists #artherstory
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It's Penguin Appreciation day today, here's one of the earliest we can find on a map, from John Senex's 'South America corrected from the observations comunicated to the Royal Society’s of London & Paris', 1710. More on the map here blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/maps/2019/02... @bodleian.ox.ac.uk
January 20, 2026 at 11:21 AM
It's Penguin Appreciation day today, here's one of the earliest we can find on a map, from John Senex's 'South America corrected from the observations comunicated to the Royal Society’s of London & Paris', 1710. More on the map here blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/maps/2019/02... @bodleian.ox.ac.uk
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Fruit and Flowers, 1788, by #CarolineFriederikeFriedrich (German, 1749-1815), who died #otd, Jan 20. Held at the Hermitage, www.hermitagemuseum.org/digital-coll... #womenartists #artherstory
January 20, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Fruit and Flowers, 1788, by #CarolineFriederikeFriedrich (German, 1749-1815), who died #otd, Jan 20. Held at the Hermitage, www.hermitagemuseum.org/digital-coll... #womenartists #artherstory
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Johan van Hulstijn
(1811-1879)
A still life with roses, tulips, primula and other flowers.
oil on panel 29.3 x 26.9 cm
(1811-1879)
A still life with roses, tulips, primula and other flowers.
oil on panel 29.3 x 26.9 cm
January 20, 2026 at 7:36 AM
Johan van Hulstijn
(1811-1879)
A still life with roses, tulips, primula and other flowers.
oil on panel 29.3 x 26.9 cm
(1811-1879)
A still life with roses, tulips, primula and other flowers.
oil on panel 29.3 x 26.9 cm
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'Schnee und Eis nah dran' #FotoVorschlag
January 20, 2026 at 7:09 AM
'Schnee und Eis nah dran' #FotoVorschlag
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Nebel, -9°C und anschließender Sonnenschein verwandelte gestern alles in eine Märchenlandschaft.
January 12, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Nebel, -9°C und anschließender Sonnenschein verwandelte gestern alles in eine Märchenlandschaft.
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January 20, 2026 at 3:40 AM