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Lucy Paquette
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Independent art historian, blogger, and author of The Hammock: A novel based on the true story of French painter James Tissot. Reposts Victoriana & tidbits.

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Lost in Thought (1884)

by Ludwig Knaus (German, 1829-1910)

Private collection
January 31, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Reposted by Lucy Paquette
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The House of Worth was never afraid of a bold motif in the late c19th. Exuberant florals became their signature, here woven into pear green damask but a blousy, leafy rose climbing the cloth @mfaboston.bsky.social #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
Back view of a long pear green damask evening dress with puffy leg of mutton sleeves and a rose motif woven into the cloth Front view of the House of Worth mid 1890s evening dress that shows the more complex arrangement of the front of the bodice A closer detail of the fabric of the pear green damask evening dress which captures the scale of the rose motif woven into the fabric A detail of the shoulder of the pear green damask evening dress with its fullness gathered into the top
January 31, 2026 at 10:47 AM
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Thoughtful (1881)

by Sophie Werenskiold (Norwegian, 1849-1926)

National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Oslo, Norway
January 30, 2026 at 3:10 PM
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La Pensée (Thought, 1880)

by George Clausen, (British, 1852-1944)

Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow

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January 29, 2026 at 3:14 PM
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Wandering Thoughts (c. 1874)

by William Powell Frith (British, 1819-1909)

Private collection
January 28, 2026 at 3:01 PM
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Reverie by the fireplace

by Gustave de Jonghe (Belgian, 1829-1893)

Private collection
January 27, 2026 at 3:26 PM
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Embers (1875-1882)

by Frank Huddlestone Potter (British, 1845-1887)

Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool

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January 26, 2026 at 3:21 PM
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The painter (1869)

by Silvestro Lega (Italian, 1826-1895)

Private collection

Believed to depict Isolina Cecchini, the picture is displayed in the exhibition "The Italy of the first Italians. Portrait of a newly born nation" at Novara Castle until April 6, 2026.
January 25, 2026 at 3:56 PM
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Whispered Confidence, also known as A Moment by the Fire (c. 1880-1890)

by Jan Frederik Pieter Portielje (Dutch, 1829-1908)

Private collection
January 24, 2026 at 3:09 PM
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A Quiet Moment

by Annie Rose Laing, née Low (Scottish, 1869-1946)

Private collection
January 23, 2026 at 3:24 PM
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Dreaming (Portrait of a Lady) (c. 1915/1920)

by Edward Cucuel (American, 1875-1954)

Private collection
January 22, 2026 at 2:46 PM
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The Dream Window in the Old Liselund Castle (1903)

by Georg Achen (Danish, 1860-1912)

ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum, Denmark
January 21, 2026 at 3:44 PM
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Day Dreams (c. 1902-1903)

by Alfred Walter Bayes (British, 1831-1909)

York Art Gallery, U.K. @artukdotorg.bsky.social
January 20, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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Day Dreaming (1881)

by Auguste Toulemouche (French, 1829-1890)

Private collection
January 19, 2026 at 2:30 PM
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So many Victorian artists were inspired by the theme of #music: here's a lovely essay on "Touching the Strings: Edith Martineau and Aestheticism" by Pamela Gerrish Nunn victorianweb.org/painting/mar...
#painting #womansart
A young woman wearig a rich red velvety dress with a yellow scarf, with an Italiante landcape in the background, bending over a stringed instrument, looking a little melancholy--or just lost in the music
January 18, 2026 at 10:50 PM
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Daydreaming (1877)

by Berthe Morisot (French, 1841-1895)

The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri
January 18, 2026 at 2:46 PM
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The Muslin Dress (1910)

by Philip Wilson Steer (British, 1860-1942)

The Williamson Art Gallery and Museum, Merseyside, England
January 17, 2026 at 2:25 PM
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The Siesta (1884)

by Francesco Netti (Italian, 1832-1894)

Pinacoteca metropolitana di Bari, Italy
January 16, 2026 at 2:18 PM
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Resting (1891)

by Ernest-Ange Duez (French, 1843-1896)

Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo, Brazil
January 15, 2026 at 3:15 PM
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The Taffeta Frock

by Warren B. Davis (American, 1865-1928)

Private collection
January 14, 2026 at 2:44 PM
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An Elegant Lady in a Red Dress

by Eduardo León Garrido (Spanish, 1856-1906)

Private collection
January 13, 2026 at 2:31 PM
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Girl Sleeping (also known as The Plaid Skirt)

by Richard E. Miller (American, 1875-1943)

Unlocated
January 12, 2026 at 2:28 PM
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Woman Resting (c. 1920)

by Lilian Westcott Hale (American, 1880-1963)

Florence Griswold Museum, Old Lyme, Connecticut
January 11, 2026 at 2:59 PM
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It is a jewel in dress form, an emerald seemingly engraved with architectural geometric motifs but in fact embroidered in sinuous swirls. A dress in which to shimmy as the band plays faster, #1920s #PalaisGalliera #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
Front view of a bright emerald green sleeveless chiffon dress covered with a symmetrical pattern of dark metallic geometric embroidery
January 10, 2026 at 5:22 PM
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The Siesta

by Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta (Spanish, 1841-1920)

Private collection
January 10, 2026 at 3:15 PM