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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.

skies-of-honey: The Sweetness of Doing Nothing, 1877, Auguste Toulmouche

skies-of-honey:

The Sweetness of Doing Nothing, 1877, Auguste Toulmouche

the-garden-of-delights: “The Hesitant Betrothed” (1866) by Auguste Toulmouche (1829-1910).

the-garden-of-delights:

“The Hesitant Betrothed” (1866) by Auguste Toulmouche (1829-1910).

books0977: Dans la Bibliotheque (1872). Auguste Toulmouche (French, 1829-1890). Oil on canvas.  Toulmouche specialized in paintings depicting beautiful women within interior scenes (Directoire/Costume paintings). He first exhibited in the Salon of 1848. At the height of his career, Costume painting came into the forefront. Patrons reveled in depictions of sentimental, romantic daily life. Success depended on the expressiveness of the characters, a quality directly derived from history painting. 

books0977:

Dans la Bibliotheque (1872). Auguste Toulmouche (French, 1829-1890). Oil on canvas. 

Toulmouche specialized in paintings depicting beautiful women within interior scenes (Directoire/Costume paintings). He first exhibited in the Salon of 1848.

At the height of his career, Costume painting came into the forefront. Patrons reveled in depictions of sentimental, romantic daily life. Success depended on the expressiveness of the characters, a quality directly derived from history painting. 

23silence: Auguste Toulmouche: Le Billet, 1883.

23silence:

Auguste Toulmouche: Le Billet, 1883.

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perstephsanscouronne: Now, that is the look you give on the Parisian métro when you don’t want the advances of sketchy dragueurs. Or marriage, apparently. seabois: The Reluctant Bride by Auguste Toulmouche (1886)

perstephsanscouronne:

Now, that is the look you give on the Parisian métro when you don’t want the advances of sketchy dragueurs. Or marriage, apparently.

seabois:

The Reluctant Bride by Auguste Toulmouche (1886)

thefeather: The Love Letter - Auguste Toulmouche 

thefeather:

The Love Letter - Auguste Toulmouche