Romantics, Poets and “Unfortunate Lunatics” All art shown is original, historically inspired, and for sale on the website. The books are reproductions of the frontispiece of gothic works, alongside original artwork made from actual salvaged antique books. Tarot cards are from the historically inspired Ofgraveconcern Industrial Sublime tarot 1760 - 1848. See link in bio. 19th October 1784, birth of English critic, essayist, poet and co-founder of ‘The Examiner’ Leigh Hunt; founder of the ‘Hunt circle’, which included William Hazlitt, Charles Lamb, John Keats, Percy Bysshe Shelley and Lord Byron. Hunt was also present at Shelley’s funeral in 1822, as his body was burned on the beach of the bay of Viareggio in Italy, after his drowning. Legend says that Shelley’s friend, adventurer Edward Trelawny pulled out Shelley’s heart before it caught fire, giving it to Mary Shelley. Hunt also was associated with William Blake, although not in the same friendly terms he shared with his circle. In 1809, the Examiner published a scathing attack on William Blake’s one and only public showing of his work, written by Hunt’s brother Robert claiming that Blake was"an unfortunate lunatic" suffering from "egregious vanity". The review resulted in Blake never again publicly showing his work, and calling Hunt and the Examiner “a nest of villains”. In response Hunt added Blake to his list of “quacks”. 21st October 1772, birth of English poet, literary critic and philosopher Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Alongside his fellow poet and friend William Wordsworth, Coleridge began the romantic movement in England, founding the Lake Poets. Enchanted initially by the French revolution, William Wordsworth visited France in 1791 to share what many believed would be the start of a new world. Like many however the Reign of Terror in the following three years would leave this utopian ideal in ruins. #romanticpoets #gothicliterarure #leighhunt #percyshelley #williamblake #johnkeats #samueltaylorcoleridge #williamwordsworth #literarymemes #gothicart #history #18thcentury #19thcentury #reproduction #tarot #tarotdecks #tarotart #tarotartist #tarotartwork #history #historical #interestingfacts #art https://www.instagram.com/p/CGxdkyug2a4/?igshid=5d1a35sfpu70
