This portrait of the civil engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel was painted by John Callcott Horsley (1817-1903), his brother-in-law.The oil on canvas, 3ft x 2ft 4in (91.5 x 71cm) in a gilt frame reveals a very different man from the familiar image of Brunel in a stove-pipe hat. ...
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People under the cosh of power elites have always seen potential witchery and devilry in those above and beyond them. Unknown darkness and debauch in the big houses and the strange ways of those whoHavehave always been with us. And elites have always attracted suspicion, with wild stories of...
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He was a fervent opponent of the social order and this is reflected in his works.Many of Joaquín's works, including stories and novels have been lost. Perhaps the most famous of his works was te play Juan José (1895). The play's socialist tone and its tale of the conflict between ...
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But there is more to the story than just an opulently furnished, confection-like home and a shrewd businesswoman. Mansions like these prospered because of the enslaved people who toiled there. Through much research, their stories at Belmont are also emerging, providing a more comprehensive lesson...
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