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An old yellowing woodcut print with stencilled colouring in shades of orange, acqua, blue and yellow, of Napoleon mounted on a horse engaging with a forthright woman vegetable seller in a crowd at the Place du Carrousel in Paris. Outlines of the city buildings form the backdrop of the picture; in the foreground on the right there are heaps of vegetables, including pumpkins, carrots and cabbages.

An old yellowing woodcut print with stencilled colouring in shades of orange, acqua, blue and yellow, of Napoleon mounted on a horse engaging with a forthright woman vegetable seller in a crowd at the Place du Carrousel in Paris. Outlines of the city buildings form the backdrop of the picture; in the foreground on the right there are heaps of vegetables, including pumpkins, carrots and cabbages.

Chacun son métier

Given the casual disregard of expertise and hard-won experience that's about these days, I have some sympathy with Napoléon's...

Jun 12, 20251 min read

A ruined two-storey stone house stands amidst encroaching lush vegetation on St Helena.

A ruined two-storey stone house stands amidst encroaching lush vegetation on St Helena.

LOST AND ABANDONED HERITAGE OF THE COMMONWEALTH

Free Online Talks Our friends at the Commonwealth Heritage Forum are launching a fascinating series of free, online talks on lost and...

Jun 10, 20251 min read

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