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Victorian Parents Using Their Children for Pranks Collection #2
Among the huge amount of photographs we have received this month, we have been lucky enough to find another rare example of Victorian parents using their children for pranks. This time the subject was toddlers. Our expert in this particular area tells us that back in the early to mid-nineteenth century, families tended to be…
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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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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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Happy Halloween 2023!
‘May the night be long and frightful, may the trick or treaters be rude and spiteful, Let the lanterns burn big and bright long into the dead of night, See the ghouls be very cruel and the monsters carry some heavy tools, They fill the children up with dread and use those tools to bash…
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