Category Archives: Regency Pastimes

Regency Pastimes: Activities for September

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The Original Picture of London, Enlarged and Improved, 1826 For more on the Bartholomew Fair, check out this post.  For more on Drury Lane Theatre, Continue →

Regency Men: Anthony le Texier

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Anthony A. Le Texier (1731-1814) was a French actor and director “renowned for being able to put on a play by acting all the different Continue →

Regency Advertisements: Mr. Horder, the elegant dancing or fencing master

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  Appearing in 1807 La Belle Assemblee, the ad for Mr. Horder’s services does make you wonder why he removed from his Academy to teach Continue →

Regency Pastimes: Pictorial Cards

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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 →