#infant boy

[royalty-nobility]

Helene-Louise de Mecklembourg-Schwerin Duchess of Orléans and her Son

Artist: Hermann Goldschmidt (1802-1866) based on Frans Xaver Winterhalter (1805-1873)

Date: 1848

Medium: Oil on canvas

Collection: Fontainebleau, National Museum of the Château, France

Description

Helene, Daughter of Prince Frederick of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1778-1819), was chosen to marry the heir to the throne Ferdinand-Philippe d'Orleans. Even if this couple was not the most glamorous, they both seemed to like each other. The arrival of this German princess in France sparked several remarks of suspicion that eventually then became more friendly. Columnist Delphine de Girardin wrote: "Still, Madame Duchess of Orléans has one great advantage over our wonderful ladies in Paris in that she has the air of a princess while they all appear like dolls" and the Countess of Boigne said: "I was able to tell the Duke of Broglie very conscientiously that I found her as charming as he expected. “ Everyone agreed on her kindness towards the royal entourage and her desire to be part of the family.

This portrait shows the Duchess of Orleans in full dress: Her ivory satin robe has a plunging neckline and the ankle-length skirt is lined with floral-patterned Brussels lace as her the satin shoes peak out the bottom. Her hair is styled in a headband below a lace headdress finished with blue satin ribbons.

[preraphaelitepaintings]

Our Lady of The Fruits of The Earth

Artist: Frank Cadogan Cowper (English, 1877-1958)

Date: 1917

Medium: Oil on canvas

Collection: The Estate of Countess Margareta Douglas

Description

In this gorgeous portrait of the Madonna and Child, Our Lady has the fruits of the world at her feet. She has the fruit of her womb, Jesus, on her lap. He is on the red part of her mantle, symbolizing the blood he was to shed for the world. That the red mantle surrounds Mary indicates her sharing in his suffering. She is seated on a throne for her Queenship, and she is in an enclosed garden, which traditionally symbolizes her virginity. The lambs beyond the fence are you and me, yearning for the Lamb of God, who will give his life for us and lead us to Heaven.

[portrait-paintings]

Mrs. Francis Brinley and Her Son Francis

Artist: John Smibert (Scottish born American, 1688–1751)

Date: 1729

Medium: Oil on canvas

Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, NY, United States

Description

Born Deborah Lyde, Mrs. Francis Brinley (1698–1761) was the daughter of Edward and Catherine Lyde and the granddaughter of Judge Nathaniel Byfield. When she married Francis Brinley in 1718, she was a woman of wealth and social prominence. An entry in Smibert's notebook dated May 1729 identifies the infant as the Brinley's son Francis (1729–1816). Mrs. Brinley holds a sprig of orange blossoms, a gesture which may have been taken from an eighteenth-century print by Sir Peter Lely. The white orange blossom symbolizes both marriage and purity, while the fruit, a sign of fertility, emphasizes Mrs. Brinley's role as a mother. Orange trees, although fashionable in Europe, were expensive rarities in the colonies. The presence of one here reinforces the sitter's wealth.

[royalty-nobility]

Baptism of His Royal Highness, Monseigneur the Count of Paris, in 1841

Artist: Viollet-Le-Duc Eugène Emmanuel (French, 1814-1879)

Medium: Watercolor

Date: 1841

Collection: Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Description

The baptism of His Royal Highness, Louis-Philippe Albert d'Orléans, Count of Paris (1838–1894), took place on May 2, 1841, at the Notre Dame de Paris cathedral. He was the eldest son of Prince Ferdinand Philippe, Duke of Orléans, and Duchess Hélène of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and grandson of King Louis Philippe.

Biographical / Historical

Louis-Philippe-Albert d'Orléans, comte de Paris, would have become King of France if his grandfather, King Louis-Philippe, had not been forced from the throne in the revolution of 1848. The Comte de Paris went into exile in England during the revolution, and then served as a volunteer on General George McClellan's staff in 1861-1862. When the French republican government passed a law in 1886 expelling the heads of all formerly sovereign houses from France, the Comte de Paris retired again to England, where he died in 1894. During his years in England he published several books, including an eight-volume history of the Civil War.

[newnewz]

Delhi: Four arrested for kidnapping infant boy

During interrogation, it was revealed that Reema, who is a widow and mother of three daughters was longing for a son and had contacted her real sister Seema for it.

NEW DELHI: Four persons, including three women, were arrested for allegedly kidnapping a 4-month-old boy as one of them had a desire of having a son, an official said on Sunday. The incident took place on February 6 when a 22-year-old woman reported that her infant son has been kidnapped by a man in his mid-twenties from Dr Baba Saheb Ambedkar Hospital in Rohini.

The police registered an FIR under section 365 (kidnapping) of the IPC. A DCP(Rohini) Rajneesh Garg said a special team was formed to locate the child and the suspect was identified through CCTV footage.

The cops traced the man to a woman whom he had called on the phone. The woman was identified through digital tracing and was arrested. During interrogation, it was revealed that Reema, who is a widow and mother of three daughters was longing for a son and had contacted her real sister Seema for it. The baby was rescued and is safe.

[dykepechemode]

just a really fun mess. enjoyable but you have no tagging system whatsoever

u right, u right 🤘😔🤘

[bimartin]

he's six foot and 40 years of Cringe