Tag Archives: Beau Brummell

flirt and skirt: fresh prince

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Dave

Princes and their friends, after settling on a place like a cloud of butterflies, often gorge themselves on its nectar and then flutter away to stimulate their appetites in fresh pastures. This time, however, fate riveted the Prince to Brighton. … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion | Tagged Beau Brummell, Charles James Fox, Georgiana Duchess of Devonshire, Henry Holland, James Gillray, King George III, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Maria Fitzherbert, Mrs. Fitzherbert, Rex Whistler, Sir David Wilkie | Leave a comment

proud as a peacock: roly-poly dandy

Posted on May 29, 2012 by Dave

The Prince Regent’s first visit to Brighton, a short one, took place in 1783 at the invitation of his uncle, the Duke of Cumberland, whom the Prine’s father, George III, regarded with such horror that he had forbidden his son … Continue reading →

Posted in Art History/Antiquity/Anthropology, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion | Tagged Beau Brummell, Duke of Cumberland, George Prince of Wales, George Stubbs, Henry Holland, John Nash, John Russell painting, King George III, King George IV, King George IV coronation, Martha Gunn, Thomas Rowlandson | Leave a comment

POMPEII: Dangerously Low Necklines

Posted on December 13, 2010 by Dave

When the ruins of Pompeii came to light, they caused a revolution in taste-stripping away rococo gilt, reshaping the female figure, and leaving a deposit of pseudo-Greek temples from Moscow to Mississippi- although what sometimes passed for “classical” would have … Continue reading →