et moi je signe; beaumarchais

amrev, fashion, and queer history decorated veteran of the hamilton musical era

[pierrebeaumarchais]

rocking up to this blog after 1.5 years of radio silence

[problematic-president]

[klassizismus]

Details: Two English Ships Wrecked in a Storm on a Rocky Coast, 1700, by Willem van de Velde the Younger (Dutch, 1633-1707)

[john-laurens]

“Kinloch was filled with the fears of his generation; Laurens with the hopes.”

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Evolution of a Federalist: William Loughton Smith of Charleston (1758-1812) by George C. Rogers

(via

revolutionary-demosthenes

)

[bluetiefling]

There you are, Miss L. Care to stand up with me and trip the light fantastic?

[laurens-german]

“If I have changed at all it is in no small part down to you. I have never wanted to put myself in someone else’s power before. I’ve never wanted to care for anyone but myself.”

SANDITON (2019)

[victoriansword]

British Hunting Sword, Late 18th Century-Early 19th Century

A top quality English hunting sword or hanger, from the reign of George III, featuring a heavily blued and gilded blade. The straight, unfullered blade being 58cm long and single-edged, with a short false edge. The GR III monogram is engraved deeply in the blued section of the blade and then highlighted with gilding. On the other side is the Royal coat of arms and on both sides are additional motifs including stands of arms. The hilt with s-quillons and side shell having fittings of gilt brass, with an antler grip bound with copper wire. Housed in its matching scabbard (with period repair), with gilt brass fittings and matching original by-knife, having antler grip scales to a full tang, with a rounded-tip. Overall length in scabbard 74cm.

[klassizismus]

Portrait of Johannes Wtenbogaert (details). By Rembrandt, 1633

[scanlenseliza]

I hoped today might be a good day.

1917 (2019) dir. Sam Mendes

[fripperiesandfobs]

Afternoon dress ca. 1832

From Tessier & Sarrou

[robespierrewasright]

not to be posting hot takes from 2010 on here but why are some of yall acting like burr just walked up to hamilton and shot him in cold blood for no reason lmao dude knew what a duel was he knew what he agreed to and he shouldnt have been out there sabotaging burr’s life at every possible opportunity like he’s lucky burr even gave him the dignity of death in a duel bc i wouldve just beat him to death in the street

[facinaoris]

Philippe Jacques de Loutherbourg // Thomas Linley the elder | Thomas Gainsborough

[rabbitcruiser]

The Battle of Paoli (also known as the Battle of Paoli Tavern or the Paoli Massacre) was a battle in the Philadelphia campaign of the American Revolutionary War fought on September 20, 1777,

[countessmikaelson-blog]

memoir of colonel benjamin tallmadge

“I had the offer of the first troop, in the 2d regiment of light dragoons.”  (Tallmadge p. 16,19)

[lookingbackatfashionhistory]

• Man’s Sleeved Waistcoat.

Place of origin: China for the Western market

Date: ca. 1740

Medium: Silk plain weave (faille) with silk embroidery.

[calebbrewster]

Ben and Caleb, early season one (for @morticia-mia)

[klassizismus]

Samuel Warren (detail) – John Linnell, 1840