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Love 1862: Going On Honeymoon
So for the last instalment of Love 1862, we thought we’d send you off with a tale of happily ever after. In 1861, the English architect John Pollard Seddon designed this desk for his own use. To complete the desk … Continue reading
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Tagged 1862, allegory, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, design, Edward Burne-Jones, Ford Madox Brown, furniture, honeymoon, John Pollard Seddon, King René, Medieval Court, painting, romance, Sir Walter Scott, Val Princep, William Morris
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Love 1862: The Bride of Lammermoor
Victoria and Albert loved the work of Sir Walter Scott, so this painting of The Bride of Lammermoor (1819) is a suitable choice for our week of love and 1862. Scott’s novels were a very popular source of subject matter … Continue reading
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Tagged 1862, painting, romance, Sir Walter Scott, The Bride of Lammermoor, William Powell Frith
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