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A watercolour painting from the 18th-century, showing the coastline of the island of St Helena, with several sailing ships in the foreground, and fortifications dotted about the island's cliffs and harbours.

A watercolour painting from the 18th-century, showing the coastline of the island of St Helena, with several sailing ships in the foreground, and fortifications dotted about the island's cliffs and harbours.

A Dutch Panorama of St Helena from 1787

This magnificent panorama of St Helena - over 1 metre long - was painted by the Dutch clergyman and watercolourist, Jan Brandes...

Jul 21, 20251 min read

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

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