Lonely Souls
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The Gothic Artwork of Vincent Pugh Collection #6
Today we are going to archive the next set of Mr Pugh’s archive which he called “Sinners” For obvious reasons. As is customary, we have also included several reference photographs. However, we don’t know if these influenced the paintings in this particular collection. We shall have more information on these paintings next time. TVUP
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The Gothic Artwork of Vincent Pugh Collection #5
This is the last Pugh collection for a short while. We have many more paintings to archive in the future which exemplify different phases of Pugh’s life including apocalyptic visions, self portraits and his final dissent into madness. Have a fantastic weekend and we’ll be back with more fascinating images soon. TVUP
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The Gothic Artwork of Vincent Pugh Collection #4
Today we continue to archive the works of Mr Pugh; the relatively unknown old romanticist who produced hundreds of beautiful yet haunting paintings along with a huge bank of photographs for his own reference. During his lifetime, he was on the radar of art collectors and sellers. However, his reclusive nature put him at odds…
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The Gothic Artwork of Vincent Pugh Collection #3
Death was something of a preoccupation for those struggling through the Victorian era. Death was everywhere and there was little defence against it. Not even all the tea in China could afford you some respite. Death, like today, doesn’t discriminate. As we have seen in this blog, the Victorians had a very strange relationship with…
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The Gothic Artwork of Vincent Pugh Collection #2
Today we have more photography and paintings by Mr Pugh. Like before, it’s often difficult to know which is a photograph and which is a painting. The tropes we’re looking at today are night skies and castle ruins. These were extremely common in the Gothic arts; be it literature, theatre or artworks. With Pugh’s work,…
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A Day Out at Monkey Manor Collection #1
We deliberated for quite some time over whether this belongs in the taxidermy collection or warrants a chapter of its own. We decided on the latter as Monkey Manor was more of an attraction than an object. Tucked away in the beautiful Cotswolds you will find a country manor which has been home to several…
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The Church of Strangelove Collection #1
It might surprise you that these photographs were taken on a person’s wedding day. The marriage was only recognised by the Church of Strangelove. The rest of society damned these weddings as ‘perverted nonsense’ and ostracised the human bride or groom forever. The truth is that while some of the marriages were the result of…
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Asylum Artwork by Peter Trout Collection #3
Today we return to the fascinating artwork of Peter Trout. We have asked one of our Victorian art specialists to discuss these images further. This is what she had to say: “We know that Mr Trout was a prominent illustrator of medical books. He also had an impressive background in classical art which he studied…
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The Gothic Artwork of Vincent Pugh Collection #1
Today we introduce you to the photographer and artist Vincent Pugh who lived in Berkshire. Vincent was something of a recluse, rarely appearing in public other than to sell his art. The rest of the time he lived in a huge mansion with a breathtaking amount of land. He was also a hopeless romantic who…
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Skink Magazine: The Victorian BDSM Catalogue Collection #5
We have seen the Victorian obsession with death before in other collections. It’s not difficult to understand why it existed. Medical science was still at a stage where the routine illnesses of today could have been certain death 130 years ago. The child mortality rate was abysmal and the life expectancy in England for a…
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