Click to view

The portrayal of Jean-Paul rocks (spotted fur collar!) and (although not quite the right physical type) Max looks pretty good is lovely striped coat, wearing his specs, and (I think it's him) having his wig powdered.

( Read more... )

I’ve been looking at the photos of it from books and screen-capped from a TV appearance of it. While it’s probably a life-mask, the facial proportions aren’t quite right for the physionotrace or the Deseine bust, and the nose shape isn’t right for the physionotrace (which is accurate because of the tracing method used). There is, however, a ( Read more... )

( Read more... )

 
Le double mythe de Saint-Just à travers ses mises en scène

Marie-Christine Bacquès

'Cinderella, Marie Antoinette, and Sara: Roles and Role Models in A Little Princess' by Elisabeth Rose Gruner

Have been reflecting that one of my first encounters with the Revolution, at the age of about 7 (45 years ago!) was Frances Hodgson Burnett fangirling over Carlyle and Marie Antoinette in A Little Princess. Max was referred to in passing ( Read more... )

I’ve been finding out about what computer games feel they can do with history. Real people I love and care about in 3 different settings and contexts have been trampled over and spat upon for entertainment. It’s not acceptable. When you’ve read people’s letters; when you ‘know’ their families and friends; when you’ve worked to get a plaque to ( Read more... )

( Read more... )

( Read more... )

A lovely little film by the artist Anthony Pascal, comparing revolutionary sites in 18C and in the present day. And yes, it includes the Duplays’ house.

Click to view