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Miniature Portraits of Lady and Lord Mousehole, by Comtesse de Guerre, 1810

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Two Regency era miniature portraits of a young lady wearing a white dress with red tignon wrapped at the back of her hair (left) and a young viscount with golden spectacles and a pearl earring on his right ear wearing a blue coat (right)
December 28, 2025 at 2:40 AM
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Portrait of Nicholas Gaylord Hamilton Perkins, 2nd Earl of St Ives, by Florian Cullen, 1835

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A portrait of a Whig politician in his mid 40s with a red background contrasting his blue coat and trousers whilst wearing an orange cravat and yellow waistcoat that represents his political party. His left hand is placed on a stand with the portrait of his father being hidden away from the shadows.
October 7, 2025 at 2:58 AM
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Portrait of Admiral Robert Perkins, 7th Baron Perkins, by Sir Lawrence Campbell, 1791

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A half body painting portrait of an old Royal Navy officer in the 1790s with Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath on his left breast and a red sash
August 30, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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Puissions-nous faire du bien aux gens
Arms: Argent on a bend cotised or three Cornish choughs proper
August 26, 2025 at 3:49 AM
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Portrait of Charles Perkins, 8th Baron Perkins, by unknown, c. 1806-07
A Regency era full body portrait of a nobleman with Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath on his left breast and a red sash
August 26, 2025 at 3:31 AM
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Portrait of Admiral George Hughes Perkins, 1st Earl of St Ives, by unknown, 1808
A full body portrait of an admiral from the Royal Navy, standing with a cane on his right hand and peg leg on the right whilst holding his hat by his left hand. He wore a large Naval Golden Medal around his neck, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath on his left breast and a red sash.
August 5, 2025 at 1:39 AM
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Happy 235th birthday Lord Nicholas Gaylord Cornwallis-Perkins, also known as Viscount Mousehole in The Viscount and The Playwright
Viscount Mousehole as Ganymede Scared Viscount Mousehole Another scared Viscount Mousehole Viscount Mousehole as The Star
January 17, 2025 at 4:58 AM
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A new episode of The Viscount and The Playwright has been dropped

October 1809 (new episode): tapas.io/episode/3351...

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A letter written by Gilbert O'Vile to Viscount Mousehole
December 7, 2024 at 6:05 PM
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A playbill for Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar" and "Morticius & Urius", 28th of June 1809

The Viscount and The Playwright (16+): tapas.io/series/The-V...
The text of this Regency era playbill follows: For a BENEFIT of MR. O'VILE Being his LAST APPEARANCE this Season. THEATRE ROYAL, READING. On WEDNESDAY evening, 28th of Junr, 1809, will be presented, THE TRAGEDY, of, JULIUS CAESAR. JULIUS CAESAR, by Mr. O'VILE Cassius, by Mr. MEDDOWS Brutus, by Mr. CLEMENT Mark Anthony, by Mr. RALSEIGH Casca, by Mr. DE GUZMAN Octavius, by Mr. ROGERS Trebonius, by Mr. JOHNSON Decius, by Mr. MACDONALD Metellus, by Mr. FITZWILLIAM Titinnius, by Mr. FLOPPERS Cinna, by Mr. OLDMAN Varro, by Mr. DE LA CRUZ Pinadarus, by Mr. HAROLD Soothsayer, by Mr. SMITH Popillius Lenas, by Mr. JONES Servius, by Mr. PARKER Lucius, by Mr. VILLERS Flavius, by Mr. HOLMES Porcia, by Ms. KNOWLES Calphurnia, by Mrs. DE ST GERMAINE. To which will be added, a Comic Farce Act of Morticius and Urius. Morticius, by Mr. DE ST GERMAINE Urius, by Mr. FITZCHARLES Sillius, by Mr. HOLMES Tullius, by Mr. ROBERTS Normius, by Mr. SOMERSET Octavius, by Mr. FALKES Tallius, by Mr. OLDMAN Termilius, by Mr. PARKER Robius, by Ms. RALSEIGH Urania, by Ms. DOWNER Sellia, by Ms. AUSTIN Tulia, by Mrs. DE ST GERMAINE. BOXES, 30. PIT, 20. GALLERY, 10, 6d. TICKETS to be had of MR O’VILE; of Sir Seamus O’Vile, Bt.; of the Marquis de Guerre; and of Mr de St Germaine, at the Theatre where the Places for the Boxes may be taken from Four to Nine. The text of this black-and-white Regency era playbill follows: For a BENEFIT of MR. O'VILE Being his LAST APPEARANCE this Season. THEATRE ROYAL, READING. On WEDNESDAY evening, 28th of Junr, 1809, will be presented, THE TRAGEDY, of, JULIUS CAESAR. JULIUS CAESAR, by Mr. O'VILE Cassius, by Mr. MEDDOWS Brutus, by Mr. CLEMENT Mark Anthony, by Mr. RALSEIGH Casca, by Mr. DE GUZMAN Octavius, by Mr. ROGERS Trebonius, by Mr. JOHNSON Decius, by Mr. MACDONALD Metellus, by Mr. FITZWILLIAM Titinnius, by Mr. FLOPPERS Cinna, by Mr. OLDMAN Varro, by Mr. DE LA CRUZ Pinadarus, by Mr. HAROLD Soothsayer, by Mr. SMITH Popillius Lenas, by Mr. JONES Servius, by Mr. PARKER Lucius, by Mr. VILLERS Flavius, by Mr. HOLMES Porcia, by Ms. KNOWLES Calphurnia, by Mrs. DE ST GERMAINE. To which will be added, a Comic Farce Act of Morticius and Urius. Morticius, by Mr. DE ST GERMAINE Urius, by Mr. FITZCHARLES Sillius, by Mr. HOLMES Tullius, by Mr. ROBERTS Normius, by Mr. SOMERSET Octavius, by Mr. FALKES Tallius, by Mr. OLDMAN Termilius, by Mr. PARKER Robius, by Ms. RALSEIGH Urania, by Ms. DOWNER Sellia, by Ms. AUSTIN Tulia, by Mrs. DE ST GERMAINE. BOXES, 30. PIT, 20. GALLERY, 10, 6d. TICKETS to be had of MR O’VILE; of Sir Seamus O’Vile, Bt.; of the Marquis de Guerre; and of Mr de St Germaine, at the Theatre where the Places for the Boxes may be taken from Four to Nine.
November 2, 2024 at 4:06 PM
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Artworks shown in the recent episode of The Viscount and The Playwright:

Left: A Portrait of Gilbert O'Vile and his cockatoo, 1807
Right: Margaret Lennox as Proserpine, 1794

The Viscount and The Playwright (16+): tapas.io/series/The-V...
A painted portrait of Gilbert O'Vile (implied to be seated) with Camilla the Cockatoo on his left shoulder A portrait of Margaret Lennox with her hair partially covered with a long blue cloth
October 27, 2024 at 5:07 AM
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I decided to drop the cover of The Viscount and The Playwright featuring an alternative version of it

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Cover of "The Diaries of Viscount Mousehole: The Viscount and The Playwright" featuring an engraving of a letter, a diary, and quill dipped on an ink bottle An alternative cover of "The Diaries of Viscount Mousehole: The Viscount and The Playwright" featuring an engraving of a letter, a diary, and quill dipped on an ink bottle, but the outline is white unlike the former which is golden
October 26, 2024 at 3:27 PM
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Lord Mousehole owned a copy of an early edition of "A Romance of Pluto and Proserpine", but little did he know that he will be meeting the author that would end up in a turbulent relationship with him

(First episode coming on Tapas on this Saturday/Sunday)
A monochrome book title page with the text in capital letters in Libre Baskerville font: Pluto and Proserpine, A Romance, Miscellaneous plays, poems, etc. By Gilbert O'Vile, Author of Juno and Jove, etc. Volume 1 London: Printed for J. and T. Oldson 1798 (Note: Characters and names featured above is a work of fiction) An antique book title page with the text in capital letters in Libre Baskerville font: Pluto and Proserpine, A Romance, Miscellaneous plays, poems, etc. By Gilbert O'Vile, Author of Juno and Jove, etc. Volume 1 London: Printed for J. and T. Oldson 1798 (Note: Characters and names featured above is a work of fiction)
October 11, 2024 at 5:40 PM
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Lady Désirée de Guerre and Viscount Mousehole (1810)
A miniature portrait of Lady Désirée de Guerre A miniature portrait of Viscount Mousehole
February 9, 2024 at 5:08 PM
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Viscount Mousehole as Ganymede, by Sir Lawrence Campbell, 1809.

The Viscount and The Playwright (16+): tapas.io/series/The-V...

#Illustration #Painting #Art
A painted illustration of Lord Mousehole as Ganymede who is partially covered in blue cloth on the right side of his shoulder. The brown table displayed a golden jar and a golden cup beside him.
November 23, 2024 at 5:15 PM