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Regency Stories: The Tragic Story of Mrs. Ross

By Anne | April 8, 2017 - 8:05 am |April 27, 2017 Regency Culture and Society

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This story appeared in the April 1818 La Belle Assemblee column, “Anecdotes of Illustrious Females”. Although occurring several Continue →

Regency Pastimes: Pictorial Cards

By Anne | March 16, 2017 - 10:24 am |March 28, 2017 Regency Culture and Society, Regency Pastimes

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Appearing in the March 1818 issue of Ackermann’s Repository, this plate of pictorial cards shows the thoughtful symbolism that could be employed in a deck Continue →

Regency Advertisements: Studies in Landscape

By Anne | February 22, 2017 - 8:05 am |March 10, 2017 Regency Advertisements, Regency Culture and Society

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January 1818 Ackermann’s Repository This is actually pretty impressive, as John Laporte (1761-1839) was a talented and known landscape painter and etcher. From London, Laporte’s daughter Continue →