Wednesday, April 18, 2012

And now for something completely different.

Here's a really old man, looking pretty good for a man born in 1483:


Henry the 8th's Court Jester:


A witch, or so they said:


From what I think you will agree is a fantastic book, James Caulfield's Portraits, memoirs, and characters of remarkable persons from the reign of Edward the Third to the Revolution (link).

5 comments:

  1. That sure is pretty different.

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  2. Umm, please make sure posts like these don't end up in my RSS feed.

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  3. I didn't add my blog to your RSS feed.

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  4. What is the thing in the top left corner of the witch picture, and is she wearing a shtreimel?

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