The Dragon of the North

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Winged Hussar reenactors, from here

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>befriend

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@vythodias

[vythodias]

so true. sad.

[ltwilliammowett]

A Royal Navy dagger, late 19th century

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The Hussar banner of Mr. Mieczysław Struk, Castle Gniew, Poland.

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[hadrian6]

Achilles Wounded in the Heel by Paris.  1850.

Charles Alphonse Achille Gumery. French 1827-1871. plaster.

http://hadrian6.tumblr.com

[artthatgivesmefeelings]

Emanuel Krescenc Liška (Czech, 1852-1903) Christ on Mount Olive (Thy Will Be Done!), 1886 National Gallery Prague “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life” (John 3:16). - The Bible.

[oldpaintings]

Knight at the Crossroads, 1882 by Victor Mikhailovich Vasnetsov (Russian, 1848–1926)

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The Lycurgus Cup, probably made in Rome, 300s CE

This remarkable cup is the only complete example of a very special type of glass, known as dichroic, which changes colour when held up to the light

Source: The British Museum

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the night should be twice as long

[artthatgivesmefeelings]

Edward Poynter (British, 1836–1919) The Ides of March, n.d. Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester

Caesar and his wife Calpurnia see a comet.

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[ltwilliammowett]

The 'Medusa', 32 guns, sailing from the Downs, August 1801, by Mark Myers (1945-)

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Tab Hunter and Rudolf Nureyev, lovers in the late 60s