Regency Hot Spots: Public Recreations in Paris

jardin des tuileries 1800s

I came across this article in the February 1806 edition of La Belle Assemblee, and thought it was the perfect snapshot of Paris “hot spots” Continue

Regency Hot Spots: Sans Pareil Theatre

  What would later become the Adelphi Theatre, the Sans Pareil (Without Compare) Theatre was founded in 1806 in The Strand by colour merchant John Continue

View of a Country Estate: Watermouth, Devon

A painting of Watermouth manion in Devon

The description and painting appeared in the August 1825 edition of Ackermann’s Repository. The building is actually called Watermouth Castle, but was built in 1825 Continue