that genre of british paparazzi photos
i call this one raffles after java
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that genre of british paparazzi photos
i call this one raffles after java
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leyden found dead 3 days later
He looks stupid as hell here
fascinating things going on at the kid's section of the library
😭😭😭
to this day im still so baffled by what the hell he's wearing in this portrait
various theories i've come up with/heard:
described at one point as a "venetian costume" (why tho???)
possibly 16th century dress (WHY THO???)
portrait was taken to promote the History of Java or his knighthood???
i looked through the rest of the artist's (james lonsdale) catalogue and there isn't any such similar costuming in his other portraits
i'm partial to the 16th century dress theory because the high collar is extremely similar
so ??? either this fella has a really interesting sense of humour or he's like. let me do a little cosplay for my book promo and continental tour hyuk hyuk
IM SORRY THIS WAS TOO FUNNY