The Wunderkammer of the Mild Colonial Boy, Esq., a Reactionary Tory Gentleman, who armed only with a Steampowered Babbage Engine and Pure Intentions, wanders the Time Streams and Aetheric Plane gathering an Eccentric Hodgepodge of Curiousities, Frivolities, Whimsicalities and Nonsense.
Q. Why is your Tumblelog called "My Ear-Trumpet Has Been Struck by Lightning"?
A. Because "My Grandmother's Ear-Trumpet Has Been Struck by Lightning" wouldn't fit in the available space.
Israël SILVESTRE
French engraver (1621-1691)
Grand Cavalcade Given in Paris in 1662 Le Duc de Guise en Roy des Amériques
1670
Engraving
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MAN, Cornelis de
[Dutch Baroque Era Painter and Printmaker, 1621-1706]
The Chess Playersc. 1670Oil on canvas, 97,5 x 85 cmSzépmûvészeti Múzeum, Budapest](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m40b23EFZ71r29g9xo1_1280.jpg)
[Dutch Baroque Era Painter and Printmaker, 1621-1706]
The Chess Players
c. 1670
Oil on canvas, 97,5 x 85 cm
Szépmûvészeti Múzeum, Budapest
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Carlo Dolci | Salome with the Head of St. John the Baptist | 1670
