The Duchess of Portland

A series of pictures and words from everywhere and from all things. I do not claim to own any of these pictures.

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Architectural Digest, International Interiors, 1979; photography Pascal Hinous.

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Avenue House, Ampthill

A collection of Georgian furniture, paintings and sculpture lovingly assembled by Sir Albert Richardson the eccentric architect and historian over forty years. Now, sadly, being sold-off piecemeal after an attempt to sell the house to the National Trust fell through. 

Rejected Riches: Avenue House by Gavin Stamp

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Gabriel Cornelius von Max. Detail from Findelkind, 1880

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A Wet Night at Piccadilly Circus, 1910, Arthur Hacker. English (1858 - 1919)

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Federico de Madrazo y Kuntz, Concepción Remisa de Moret (detail), 1856

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Deux femmes devant la basilique Saint-Jean-de-Latran , Avril 1906 .

(C)RMN-Grand Palais (domaine de Compiègne) / Droits réservés

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Kiev, railway station (by mari malinina)

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Woman at her Dressing Table by Ferdinand Bol, c. 1643-1647 (detail)

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Queen Victoria holding Prince Albert Victor at his christening, 10 March 1864 - Made by Princess Marguerite, consort of Prince Wladyslaw Czartoryski, 1st daughter of Louis, Duke of Nemours, granddaughter of Louis Philippe I, King of the French.

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afternoontea7: Jim Spagle • Trieste, Italy lighthouse via Pinterest

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