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Coffin Boffin @coffinboffin.bsky.social · Aug 1

The most erudite journal on the current gothic scene!

Hellebore @helleborezine.bsky.social · Aug 1

We’re taking a summer break! If you’ve been thinking of placing an order, now is the time. All orders placed after Monday will be shipped from August 23rd.

We’ll be back with folklore, old gods, megaliths and strangeness very soon.
Thank you everyone and happy summer 🌞

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Some of the past issues of Hellebore. Covers show spectral figures, old gods and faeries.

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The Long Victorian @longvictorian.bsky.social · Jul 15

It's not anything I post that would be the problem, it's the ID hoops I would have to go through to keep the account (or keep it fully functioning). Bluesky have signed up to it for those of us in the UK. A pity, but just one of those things, not the end of the world.

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The Long Victorian @longvictorian.bsky.social · Jul 13

In the Library (1872) by Auguste Toulmouche (French artist, lived 1829–1890). Some serious reading going on, I suspect she's forgetten she's supposed to be going out.

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The Long Victorian @longvictorian.bsky.social · Jun 24

The Apparition (1876-77) by Gustave Moreau (French artist, lived 1826–1898). Salome danced in front of King Herod and his guests - and the dance delighted Herod so much he rashly promised her anything she wanted. Oh dear.

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The Long Victorian @longvictorian.bsky.social · Jun 17

The Japanese Robe (c. 1872) by Alfred Stevens (Belgian artist, lived 1823–1906). A young woman in an elegant blue kimono standing in front of a mirror.

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The Long Victorian @longvictorian.bsky.social · May 30

Gossip (1911) by John William Waterhouse (English artist, lived 1848–1917). Also known as 'Good neighbours' or 'Washing Day'.

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The Long Victorian @longvictorian.bsky.social · May 28

Portrait of Millicent, Duchess of Sutherland (1904) by John Singer Sargent (American artist, lived 1856–1925). A green, floral dress, with laurel leaf tiara on her red hair, with a low-cut neckline. The Duchess emerging from the natural world behind.

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The Long Victorian @longvictorian.bsky.social · May 26

The Wedding Dress (1911) by Fred Elwell (English artist, lived 1870-1958). The model was Mrs Violet Press, a costumier from Beverley, Yorkshire. Sadly, after a short marriage, she lost her own husband in the First World War.

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The Long Victorian @longvictorian.bsky.social · May 8

The Love Letter (1867) by Luigi Crosio (Italian artist, lived 1835–1915). 'If I could sleep with my arms around you, the ink could stay in the bottle.' - Shelly King.

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The Long Victorian @longvictorian.bsky.social · May 4

May Day Morning (1890) by Edwin Austin Abbey (lived 1852-1911). American muralist, illustrator, and painter.

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The Long Victorian @longvictorian.bsky.social · May 3

May Day by Kate Greenaway (1846–1901). English Victorian artist and writer, known for her children's book illustrations.

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The Long Victorian @longvictorian.bsky.social · May 1

Buttercups (1889) by George Elgar Hicks (English artist, lived 1824–1914). A Victorian country child holding buttercups. 🌞

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The Long Victorian @longvictorian.bsky.social · Apr 28

Amy Robsart (1887) by Thomas Francis Dicksee (English artist, lived 1819–1895). Here we have Amy, Lady Dudley (nee Robsart, 1532–60). The first wife of Robert Dudley (favourite of England's Queen Elizabeth I). Sadly, Amy is mostly remembered for her suspicious death

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The Long Victorian @longvictorian.bsky.social · Apr 12

The Muses Garden by Lionel Royer (French artist, lived 1852–1926). There are nine Olympian Muses - each a supernatural force that provides artistic inspiration in different areas - poetry, history, music, dance etc.

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The Long Victorian @longvictorian.bsky.social · Apr 1

Young Woman with a Book (c. 1750) by Pietro Rotari (Italian artist, lived 1707–1762). 'She is too fond of books, and it has turned her brain.'

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The Long Victorian @longvictorian.bsky.social · Mar 28

Pandora (1908) by Thomas Kennington (English artist, 1856–1916). In Greek myth - the first woman. Each god gave Pandora a unique gift. She was also given a box containing every misery and evil.

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The Long Victorian @longvictorian.bsky.social · Mar 25

The Lady in Pink (1867) by Alfred Stevens (Belgium artist, lived 1823–1906). Or "La Dame en rose". What is she up to?

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The Long Victorian @longvictorian.bsky.social · Mar 21

The harbour in Trieste [Italy] (1907) by Egon Schiele (Austrian artist, lived 1890-1918). Schiele was only 17 when he painted this - sadly he passed away from the Spanish flu aged 28.

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The Long Victorian @longvictorian.bsky.social · Mar 20

Spring (Apple Blossoms) [1859] by John Everett Millais (English artist, lived 1829–1896). A fleeting moment of youth and renewal - with hints of the passage of time. Today is the first day of #spring! 🙂

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The Long Victorian @longvictorian.bsky.social · Mar 18

Flora (1892) by Alphonse Mucha (Czech artist, lived 1860–1939). The artist lived in Paris during the Art Nouveau period.

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The Long Victorian @longvictorian.bsky.social · Mar 15

Repose (1895) by John White Alexander (American artist, lived 1856–1915). A graceful sweep of white fabric and supple curves.

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The Long Victorian @longvictorian.bsky.social · Mar 11

The irritating gentleman (1874) by Berthold Woltze (German artist, lived 1829-1896). And in mourning dress, too. Tch.

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The Long Victorian @longvictorian.bsky.social · Mar 11

The Ball by Gaston de La Touche (French artist, lived 1854-1913). The late 19th century was an optimistic time in Paris and became known as La Belle Époque ‘the beautiful time’.

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The Long Victorian @longvictorian.bsky.social · Feb 4

Marchesa Luisa Casati, with a greyhound (1908) by Giovanni Boldini (Italian artist, lived 1842–1931). Back in 1995 this could have been yours for a mere £1.2 million.

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The Long Victorian @longvictorian.bsky.social · Mar 4

Portrait of princess Marthe-Lucile Bibesco (1911) by Giovanni Boldini (Italian artist, lived 1842–1931). "Oh, just something I threw together—"

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