Our admiration of the antique is not admiration of the old, but of the natural. Ralph Waldo EmersonTumblr (3.0; @victorianclassicantique)http://victorianclassicantique.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c840e8ab61d1fe2f62ea06fe8301b471/tumblr_mok2wd8FRZ1riatdoo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><blockquote> <div>Thomas Gainsborough, <em>Portrait of Lady Rodney</em> (detail), ca. 1781 (<a href="http://www.philamuseum.org/collections/permanent/103838.html" target="_blank">x</a>)</div> </blockquote> <p></p>http://victorianclassicantique.tumblr.com/post/53274106070http://victorianclassicantique.tumblr.com/post/53274106070Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:59:37 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/79569c56e72a8b4b8cf794ac08c7855a/tumblr_mojm9rnuRT1qzx4bjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://maudelynn.tumblr.com/post/53198393917/madge-evans-c-1933-by-clarence-sinclair-bull" target="_blank">maudelynn</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Madge Evans, c.1933, by Clarence Sinclair Bull </p> </blockquote>http://victorianclassicantique.tumblr.com/post/53200155155http://victorianclassicantique.tumblr.com/post/53200155155Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:44:41 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a046a446896d32ec3f3a1153e77835b1/tumblr_mob2r3PEkZ1qf46efo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/bf77e7b6efc7c307a14801637710671e/tumblr_mob2r3PEkZ1qf46efo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1ddaaf9b91ee7b2ba5ab5cc2846fba23/tumblr_mob2r3PEkZ1qf46efo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="http://fripperiesandfobs.tumblr.com/post/53160599025/wedding-dress-1900-from-the-collection-of-dona" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">fripperiesandfobs</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Wedding dress, 1900</p> <p>From the collection of Doña Ana González-Mor via <a href="http://historiadelamodaylostejidos.blogspot.com.au/2013/03/la-coleccion-de-ana-gonzalez-moro.html" target="_blank">Historia de la Moda y los Tejidos</a></p></blockquote>http://victorianclassicantique.tumblr.com/post/53161724213http://victorianclassicantique.tumblr.com/post/53161724213Sun, 16 Jun 2013 22:15:27 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3d1839bdbc230cb57cbc7a4e5eb8ccaf/tumblr_mo7j3c8pEo1qf46efo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9a9a31ee7853d46a02467b15241a053f/tumblr_mo7j3c8pEo1qf46efo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/59ffdc9ed6d5d1333274c838d35f57a8/tumblr_mo7j3c8pEo1qf46efo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://fripperiesandfobs.tumblr.com/post/53128060871/dress-ca-1910-from-the-bunka-gakuen-costume" target="_blank">fripperiesandfobs</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Dress ca. 1910</p> <p>From the <a href="http://digmus.bunka.ac.jp/fmi/iwp/cgi?-db=001_BunkaMuseum_m&-loadframes" target="_blank">Bunka Gakuen Costume Museum</a></p> </blockquote>http://victorianclassicantique.tumblr.com/post/53129836829http://victorianclassicantique.tumblr.com/post/53129836829Sun, 16 Jun 2013 14:51:22 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2754779cb9285365bacfd60734a48ede/tumblr_mo7lnhQ4wG1qf46efo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c3bfad96fd34eddd6202fa1658566f21/tumblr_mo7lnhQ4wG1qf46efo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c7cdebfb6ac6c8c6fe37027e469a1f62/tumblr_mo7lnhQ4wG1qf46efo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="http://fripperiesandfobs.tumblr.com/post/53062548421/redfern-dress-ca-1900-from-the-bunka-gakuen" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">fripperiesandfobs</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Redfern dress ca. 1900</p> <p>From the <a href="http://digmus.bunka.ac.jp/fmi/iwp/cgi?-db=001_BunkaMuseum_m&-loadframes" target="_blank">Bunka Gakuen Costume Museum</a></p></blockquote>http://victorianclassicantique.tumblr.com/post/53065944554http://victorianclassicantique.tumblr.com/post/53065944554Sat, 15 Jun 2013 21:25:30 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/994f52cc43211bd6834bf81e414213df/tumblr_moaccxdcjp1qiu1coo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/2beb08428aa59032361556389e479a8d/tumblr_moaccxdcjp1qiu1coo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2dc4bab9c6fa37ecb13127074c9c05b0/tumblr_moaccxdcjp1qiu1coo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://tiny-librarian.tumblr.com/post/53052631318/a-french-silk-gown-from-the-mid-1800s-source" target="_blank">tiny-librarian</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>A french silk gown from the mid 1800s.</p> <p><a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/collections/search-the-collections/80035950?img=3" target="_blank"><strong>Source</strong></a></p> </blockquote>http://victorianclassicantique.tumblr.com/post/53061110511http://victorianclassicantique.tumblr.com/post/53061110511Sat, 15 Jun 2013 20:04:41 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/9de205be20882efc8d326cc22db757d8/tumblr_mnh0z8QZqe1rwahceo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://the-garden-of-delights.tumblr.com/post/51494745965" target="_blank">the-garden-of-delights</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Keira Knightley in the title role of <em>Anna Karenina (2012)</em>.</p> </blockquote>http://victorianclassicantique.tumblr.com/post/52993340830http://victorianclassicantique.tumblr.com/post/52993340830Fri, 14 Jun 2013 22:40:03 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f6964fc962bb7ec6c18a57d691aae022/tumblr_mnm62lir8k1rwahceo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://the-garden-of-delights.tumblr.com/post/51723124853" target="_blank">the-garden-of-delights</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><span>Kirsten Dunst in the title role of </span><em>Marie Antoinette (2006).</em></p> </blockquote>http://victorianclassicantique.tumblr.com/post/52993218995http://victorianclassicantique.tumblr.com/post/52993218995Fri, 14 Jun 2013 22:38:16 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/54508af3ea4f243e1b1ecf395832c346/tumblr_mlbjitmQjM1rwahceo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://the-garden-of-delights.tumblr.com/post/51753458958" target="_blank">the-garden-of-delights</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Rosamund Pike (portraying Jane Bennet) on the set of <em>Pride and Prejudice (2005).</em></p> </blockquote>http://victorianclassicantique.tumblr.com/post/52993198908http://victorianclassicantique.tumblr.com/post/52993198908Fri, 14 Jun 2013 22:37:59 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/af25722ba2a9830cdc1a9ab0ee4e3544/tumblr_mnpv7cDwMp1r95uono1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e8df600d05400c7f55200ea5dd6c9673/tumblr_mnpv7cDwMp1r95uono2_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e42de4a18732b57d929833889b37674d/tumblr_mnpv7cDwMp1r95uono3_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1244e14a04d9c12ed0caf9b8d573f17c/tumblr_mnpv7cDwMp1r95uono4_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/97947d757a6c4cdd7308b09a1bd6bf45/tumblr_mnpv7cDwMp1r95uono5_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ab12afb6e5e30b1281648d4db9347d8b/tumblr_mnpv7cDwMp1r95uono6_500.png"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://cornishbluepixie.tumblr.com/post/51880527661/one-period-drama-per-post-the-life-and-adventures" target="_blank">cornishbluepixie</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong><a href="http://cornishbluepixie.tumblr.com/tagged/a+to+z+of+period+drama" target="_blank"><small><small>One period drama per post:</small></small></a></strong><small><small> The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickelby (2001)</small></small></p> <p><small><small><small><em>“We must not be downhearted. We must learn to bear our misfortunes”</em></small></small></small></p> </blockquote>http://victorianclassicantique.tumblr.com/post/52993175759http://victorianclassicantique.tumblr.com/post/52993175759Fri, 14 Jun 2013 22:37:39 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/37cacb80129d70e5d18a49bd99235852/tumblr_mnq5sspod61qlwj0lo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://suchaprettyworld.tumblr.com/post/51895041137" target="_blank">suchaprettyworld</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><span>Natalie Dormer as Margaery Tyrell in</span><em> Game of Thrones</em><span> (TV Series, 2013).</span></p> </blockquote>http://victorianclassicantique.tumblr.com/post/52993105930http://victorianclassicantique.tumblr.com/post/52993105930Fri, 14 Jun 2013 22:36:36 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b52b0069650d91bb3a7d81c0d2613dba/tumblr_mnxpfa3xTX1r36dkuo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://newsfrommycorneroftheblogosphere.tumblr.com/post/52237516455/bbc1-confirmed-the-white-queen-starts-sunday-june" target="_blank">newsfrommycorneroftheblogosphere</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>BBC1 confirmed The White Queen starts Sunday June 16th 9 p.m.</p> </blockquote>http://victorianclassicantique.tumblr.com/post/52993019613http://victorianclassicantique.tumblr.com/post/52993019613Fri, 14 Jun 2013 22:35:22 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/fa010194552ee8a293cebdb040431c36/tumblr_mo15lvnlgn1rwahceo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://the-garden-of-delights.tumblr.com/post/52385272255" target="_blank">the-garden-of-delights</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><span>Mia Wasikowska in the title role of </span><em>Jane Eyre (2011)</em><span>.</span></p> </blockquote>http://victorianclassicantique.tumblr.com/post/52992994734http://victorianclassicantique.tumblr.com/post/52992994734Fri, 14 Jun 2013 22:35:00 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2a336958f62677a733c4f7a12f682aa3/tumblr_mo4ublfJis1rwahceo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://the-garden-of-delights.tumblr.com/post/52551027683" target="_blank">the-garden-of-delights</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><span>Cate Blanchett as Queen Elizabeth I in </span><em>Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007).</em></p> </blockquote>http://victorianclassicantique.tumblr.com/post/52992948833http://victorianclassicantique.tumblr.com/post/52992948833Fri, 14 Jun 2013 22:34:19 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/bf5e5683ebf86f27c9f3afc8469d8fbf/tumblr_mo4uzxLuTc1rwahceo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://the-garden-of-delights.tumblr.com/post/52551040020" target="_blank">the-garden-of-delights</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><span>Holliday Grainger as Lucrezia Borgia in </span><em>The Borgias (2012)</em><span>.</span></p> </blockquote>http://victorianclassicantique.tumblr.com/post/52992936907http://victorianclassicantique.tumblr.com/post/52992936907Fri, 14 Jun 2013 22:34:08 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/7644eed41b07b10fdb155998f842d9d9/tumblr_mo6qseAA1s1s5bl9xo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2ee006722cabdff263188f97c611f1ce/tumblr_mo6qseAA1s1s5bl9xo1_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ae0fe4819cbb2138228342b6307e2aa9/tumblr_mo6qseAA1s1s5bl9xo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1023ee12bc67b083ee0fabb1ee022a28/tumblr_mo6qseAA1s1s5bl9xo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ffa7d369da444a75af9c8ca2e6ff0e45/tumblr_mo6qseAA1s1s5bl9xo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b59cbe0fcb2daf7445748141390666c6/tumblr_mo6qseAA1s1s5bl9xo7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ded006ed89fefda8103cb7e63f09cb46/tumblr_mo6qseAA1s1s5bl9xo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e18e731d08d08ed81543c3bec3359ff1/tumblr_mo6qseAA1s1s5bl9xo8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f3209fd87889875a5f801c6054f272fa/tumblr_mo6qseAA1s1s5bl9xo9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/98d78c18bd4d3e804c544773cdfb0e6c/tumblr_mo6qseAA1s1s5bl9xo10_400.png"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://perioddrama.tumblr.com/post/52633709560/marie-antoinette-2006" target="_blank">perioddrama</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Marie Antoinette <em>(2006)</em></p> </blockquote>http://victorianclassicantique.tumblr.com/post/52992882214http://victorianclassicantique.tumblr.com/post/52992882214Fri, 14 Jun 2013 22:33:19 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1275c11a7bfa78af8e872dccd47dbce2/tumblr_mo74hiTDWv1rwahceo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://the-garden-of-delights.tumblr.com/post/52656081097" target="_blank">the-garden-of-delights</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><span>Nicole Kidman as Isabel Archer in </span><em>The Portrait of a Lady (1996).</em></p> </blockquote>http://victorianclassicantique.tumblr.com/post/52992822715http://victorianclassicantique.tumblr.com/post/52992822715Fri, 14 Jun 2013 22:32:27 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f6c987373dbf8bdfac0ebeae99c53dfc/tumblr_moaiyzXUHs1rwahceo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://the-garden-of-delights.tumblr.com/post/52800345535" target="_blank">the-garden-of-delights</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><span>Scarlett Johansson as Mary Boleyn in </span><em>The Other Boleyn Girl (2008)</em><span>.</span></p> </blockquote>http://victorianclassicantique.tumblr.com/post/52992765857http://victorianclassicantique.tumblr.com/post/52992765857Fri, 14 Jun 2013 22:31:35 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/343b658b11ef4b16f52d7545578dd89b/tumblr_mocceq3GxV1rcnaxto1_500.png"/><br/><br/>http://victorianclassicantique.tumblr.com/post/52992748573http://victorianclassicantique.tumblr.com/post/52992748573Fri, 14 Jun 2013 22:31:20 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/8db02a7e7e9b2ea667a232721725d0a1/tumblr_moek0yj03I1rwahceo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://the-garden-of-delights.tumblr.com/post/52975140236" target="_blank">the-garden-of-delights</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><span>Cate Blanchett as Queen Elizabeth I in </span><em>Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007).</em></p> </blockquote>http://victorianclassicantique.tumblr.com/post/52992704107http://victorianclassicantique.tumblr.com/post/52992704107Fri, 14 Jun 2013 22:30:41 -0400