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Marie Duplessis, Franz Xaver Winterhalter, World Famous Paintings, Painting Wood Paneling, Bubble Painting, Wall Painting Art, Art Projects For Teens, Dream Painting, Wood Painting Art

Marie Duplessis was born in 1824 as Rose Alphonsine Plessis in a poor family she was passed around as a child and only moved to Paris when she came of age. While in Paris she was constantly in and out of jobs and soon came to realise that her looks were best asset. So she began her life as a courtesan and began to work her way up to the wealthiest citizens of Paris. Her head was turned by the wealth and her days were now filled with shopping and getting ready for the Salon's, Parties or…

Vintage Foto's, Julia Margaret Cameron, Old Portraits, Old Photography, Foto Vintage, Victorian Women, Old Photo, Vintage Portraits, Cthulhu

Tribute to Julia Margaret Cameron. .....Early postcard depicting her work. .....Julia Margaret Cameron ( 1815 - 1879 ) was born in Calcutta, and in 1848 she moved to London. ..........In 1863, when Julia was 48 years old, her daughter gave her a camera as a present. Within a year she was elected a member of the photographic society in London. .....She strove to capture beauty and became obsessive about her new occupation, with subjects sitting for countless exposures in blinding light as she…

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