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Michel Garnier (1753-1829) "A Fashionably Dressed Young Woman in the Arcade of the Palais Royal" (1787) Oil on canvas Currently in a private collection

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AFLOAT WITH NELSON by Charles H. Eden (London: MacQueen, 1897). Illustrated.

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Detail from a 1762 portrait of Queen Charlotte (1744-1818) by Georg David Matthieu

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Heavyweight Punch by Geoff Hunt

From one of my favorite artist (can’t you tell?) Geoff Hunt brings us, “The Heavyweight Punch” which vividly depicts these three ships leading the line at Trafalgar, 21st October 1805. Leading is Lord Nelson’s flag ship, the HMS Victory (100 guns), followed by HMS Temeraire (98 guns), and HMS Neptune (98 guns).

#happy trafalgar day! #battle of trafalgar #admiraltyspride

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François Flameng: Scenes from Napoleon’s time

Spot Napoleon in all but one 🤓

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Was someone going to tell me there was a new Scarlet Pimpernel musical from 2022, or was I supposed to find that out myself? :O

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François-Hubert Drouais (1727 –1775) - Portrait of an Elegant Lady

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Sentence Starters

“I can’t dance, I’ll just make a fool of myself.”

“I have to say, that certainly isn’t their color.”

“They are like a swan on the dance floor. Graceful when still, but a waddling mess when on land.”

“You can hardly call this a royal ball. More like the nobility desperate to act like things are the same.”

“The champagne has gold leaf in it.”

“I don’t know whether to be impressed by the fineries, or appalled by the waste.”

“Looks as though the Duke is already three sheets to the wind.”

“I should have eaten before I came. Hors d'oeuvres are not going to be enough.”

“I really only came for the feast.”

“How early is too early to leave?”

“There is a game of cards going on in the other room, care to join?”

“These shoes are the worst.”

“Everyone is so extravagant, I feel underdressed.”

“The king has yet to arrive to his own party.”

“Do you think the king’s mistress is making him late?”

“Care to dance?”

“Can I cut in?”

“Ow! That’s my foot.”

“They are a terrible dancer, but they are also awfully sweet.”

“You’ve danced with everyone here but me!”

“Well. Aren’t you popular with the ladies/men tonight…”

“Plenty of good matches tonight, don’t you think?” 

“Anyone catch your eye tonight?”

“You could meet the love of your life tonight and not even realize it.”

“What have they done to gain your affections that I couldn’t?”

“Those ladies have been eyeing you like you are a knight in shining armor.”

“Their position is determined by marriage, and to them you are a secure future.”

“I’d like you to meet ______, They have been dying to get to know you.”

“Don’t look now, but I think ____ has plans of winning you over.”

“You look amazing.”

“You are the most ravishing lady in the room.”

“You clean up well.”

“Can we go home?”

“I only came to be polite, and now I’m going home.”

“I’m your ‘plus one’. You brought me here, I can’t leave without you.”

“Oh please, can we stay just a bit longer?”

“The king is black out drunk, and that is my cue to leave.”

“Wine, women, and dancing. What else could a party need?”

“I’m sorry, I’m waiting for someone.”

“This is a party? Looks more like a gambling den.”

“You’ve been alone all night, come join us.”

“Wallflowers rarely have any fun, are you sure you don’t want some company?”

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Ok but imagine the !le gasp! reveal moment when Catherine, who was always perceived as the spoiled aristo bimbo - is revealed to be in league with the Scarlet Pimpernel… either directly with The League or the unofficial support group known as The Violet Guild… and having directly contributed to foiling Chauvelin & Co’s plans… either directly getting in on the daring action or with her elegant espionage…

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EUROVISION SONG CONTEST 2023 LYRIC BASED SENTENCE STARTER - Feel free to change pronouns e.t.c. Some lyrics have been translated into English.

"All I care about is you."

"You're wrong and you know it."

"You're stuck on me like a tattoo."

"Nothing belongs to me anymore."

"Promise me it's gonna be alright."

"Gas station champagne is on me."

"Give me your hand, don't be afraid."

"I'm hurting myself to do some good."

"Bring me to the place where I belong."

"Don't fear the pain, just break the chain."

"We'll dance and play until the stars fade."

"My mind is gone, and it got lost in therе."

"I'm looking for the truth while avoiding it."

"Happiness seems further than the moon."

"You won't give me peace, you leave me unfit."

"Well, life is too short and we sure got to celebrate."

"What we are is but a choice. A promise to ourselves."

"I just wanna sleep forever. I like it better when I dream."

"I'm so hypnotized by someone that I've never ever met."

"You kept putting out the fire that burned so bright within me."

"No, I don't care about them all, 'cause all I want is to be loved."

"All these beautiful promises I'm hearing, it's nothing but wind."

"I don't wanna go, but baby, we both know, this is not our time."

"It's always too good to be true, but it's never too bad to be false."

"Even if we are on top of the world, we can't touch the sky with our finger."

"In my garden of hell grows flowers, that I water with my dreams, with my cries."

"Had to taste it and embrace it, all the bitterness of failure, to find myself within me."

"I should call you, tell you what I feel, but I ran out of excuses and have no defenses left."

"Remember when they told us 'You're not good enough'? And then you came into my life, and you changed my world for good."

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Napoleonic Era Court Suit

Description from the Met:

By the early nineteenth century, menswear had become more somber in color and simplified in decoration, a direct influence of English styles. This suit, however, illustrates Napoleon's revival of extravagant ancien régime styles for wear at court. Politically and economically motivated, this revival was calculated to boost the foundering fashion-related industries in France.

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The way Nappy was nosy about other people's love lives and trying to set people up and often giving people money for wedding expenses is just...

He is a shipper.

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Old Riga, Latvia | by murlongcres

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"and a fine pimpernel, too, perhaps..." she teased just barely audibly. otherwise one would have thought it tragedy that you were here as a spy! to rummage all our secrets to return to France and disclose all to Monsieur what’s-his-name, Robespierre? then again, daresay how exciting that would be to have said that. Innocuously, if only, perhaps provoke him a little more…?

the hairs on her nape stood up as their eyes met. tread carefully. mind her words. Even if a part of her was delighted with his reaction. better to face bared teeth in mutual contempt, rather than face the butcher on the attack. she'd much prefer keeping her head intact atop her shoulders.

"splendidly marvelous~ how boring if it were for business, and not pleasure." the music rolled for their group to join to dance in a pattern with the adjacent couples. "...and, just what sort of pleasure do you enjoy?"

together in fluid harmony and musicality. an unexpectedly perfect pair in the art of la danse. shame, were it not for the revolution, daresay there may have been something likable to him. but this could not overlook the blood on his hands that neither tireless scrubbing could wash nor the finest gloves could hide. the worst expense of others - murder - was to her an unforgivably atrocious means to progress.

their hands joined them closer yet again, now nearly face to face. there met a twinkle in her eye, “Of course. -- and how elusive you are!” she teased with dissatisfaction, as she gave his hand a gentle squeeze before releasing to rhythmically encircle around him, "perhaps you could be mistaken for the scarlet pimpernel~"

she chuckled, "then has france required you to tonight's ball as well?"

#v: falcon in the dive #covrroucer #oooooooo #she wants to see how many of his buttons she can get away with pushing #but not lose her head

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