G.D. Falksen's Blog, page 938
January 14, 2014
Woe unto you that laugh now!
Charles Bennett, from Quarles’...
Woe unto you that laugh now!
Charles Bennett, from Quarles’ emblems, by Francis Quarles, London, 1861.
(Source: archive.org)
Bel Ami - Holliday Grainger as Suzanne Rousset wearing a silk...
Bel Ami - Holliday Grainger as Suzanne Rousset wearing a silk taffeta dress with lace frilled cuffs and collar.
The blouse is buttoned on the front and has an Oriental-inspired pattern.
of-hobbits-and-men:
deathbedscene:
witchlette:
my dream is to one day make enough money to...
my dream is to one day make enough money to remake the movie twilight so that everything is exactly the same except edward cullen is played by kanye west and kanye west doesnt have a script and isn’t even aware of what the plot of the movie is, he’s just kanye west reacting to twilight in real time
#i didn’t know i wanted this until now
“your skin is pale white and ice cold”
“bitch I’m black what are you on”
Headdress of Tarleton form, black leather skull and peak mounted...
Headdress of Tarleton form, black leather skull and peak mounted with silver. Black silk turban with silver chain surmounted by crest of black fur and white feather plume.
In 1782 George, Prince of Wales (later George IV), was appointed Colonel Commandant of the Tenth Light Dragoons, thereafter known as ‘The Prince of Wales’s Own’. His pride in the Dragoons was such that in 1793 he spent his thirty-first birthday with the regiment, then encamped at Brighton. Although he was forbidden by his father, George III, to bear arms on active service, he channelled his interest into collecting and into the design of military dress and accoutrements. As Colonel Commandant, and later Colonel, of the 10th Light Dragoons, patterns of uniforms and equipment were submitted to the Prince for approval, many of which he retained at Carlton House.
The Tarleton cap was named after Sir Banastre Tarleton who designed and wore it during the wars of the American Revolution. It is likely that the Prince Regent wore this cap for a painting by Sir William Beechey of ‘George III at a Review’, of 1798.
January 6, 2014
King Milan I of Serbia with his wife Natalie and their son, the...
King Milan I of Serbia with his wife Natalie and their son, the future king Alexander I, c. 1880
Siberian bear-hunting armor (leather suit, metal helmet),...
Siberian bear-hunting armor (leather suit, metal helmet), 1800’s
photo © Malcolm Kirk
Sneak peek at some of the art for my upcoming book “A...
Sneak peek at some of the art for my upcoming book “A Cautionary Tale For Young Vampires -The Ouroboros Cycle, Book Two.” by the wonderful and talented Fyodor Pavlov.You can buy prints of some of his other great art work here Society6 shop,
"This illustration’s entire point is the hat box. I love that hat box. Oops, Iosef’s glasses need to be tinted." - fyodorpavlov:
Borobudur, a Mahayana Buddhist Temple in Magelang, Central Java,...
Borobudur, a Mahayana Buddhist Temple in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia, dating from the 8th and 9th centuries.
Described by UNESCO as “one of the greatest Buddhist monuments in the world”, Borobudur was built during the reign of the Syailendra Dynasty, which ruled Java for around five centuries until the 10th century. Borobudur is thought to have been derived from Sanskrit words vihara Buddha uhr, which means Buddhist monastery on the hill. The Buddhist temple was built to honour the glory of both the Buddha and its founder, a true king Bodhisattva.
Photos courtesy & taken by Wilson Loo Kok Wee.
