orangesandpocketwatches

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Masque Costume, ‘A la nimphale’

My gravatar image is taken from the Woburn portrait of Lucy, Countess of Bedford wearing her  sumptuous costume for Jonson’s 1606 masque Hymenaei. What is so interesting about her costume here … Continue reading

November 4, 2013 · Leave a comment