Out to Lunch
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mrtoml
Mancunian
Jonathan R
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Retro-Grouch
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Maybe ol' Ben had a secret life...View attachment 4843893
Shamefully, I can't remember who this proud lady is, nor the sculptor, but I think it's probably in the V&A in London.
PS - Apple's reverse image search says it's a bust of Benjamin Franklin by Jean-Antoine Houdon. That's quite some bust, Benjamin!
Dogman
Veteran
Ol' Ben had a pretty active libido from what I remember of history.
dab
Electromagnetic waves sensor
Jamie Pillers
Skeptic
peterm1
Veteran
Bodhisattva at the Window
There was a time when I seriously thought about buying this statue, which is a full-sized and beautifully executed copy of a famous statue from a temple in Nara, Japan (now in Kyoto, I believe). Only three problems - It cost $3500; it was 1.5 metres tall and I had nowhere in my house to place it for display and; ................................................................................ my wife.

There was a time when I seriously thought about buying this statue, which is a full-sized and beautifully executed copy of a famous statue from a temple in Nara, Japan (now in Kyoto, I believe). Only three problems - It cost $3500; it was 1.5 metres tall and I had nowhere in my house to place it for display and; ................................................................................ my wife.

boojum
Ignoble Miscreant
These guys do not move much, but they look like they do. The incredible painting, Rembrandt's Night Watch:
To sit before much as one would sit before a poster at a bus stop is amazing. The Dutch are quite calm about it. I was immensely moved by it. It is immense, it is impressive. To think that someone could use powders in oils and pastes spread across a piece of cloth to achieve the emotions of this painting astounds me.
Addendum: I was seated next to a Dutchman. I asked if he could speak English. "Yes, of course." And I asked if he were not very proud of this Dutch fellow. "Well, sort of." The Dutch do not encourage bragging at all.
To sit before much as one would sit before a poster at a bus stop is amazing. The Dutch are quite calm about it. I was immensely moved by it. It is immense, it is impressive. To think that someone could use powders in oils and pastes spread across a piece of cloth to achieve the emotions of this painting astounds me.
Addendum: I was seated next to a Dutchman. I asked if he could speak English. "Yes, of course." And I asked if he were not very proud of this Dutch fellow. "Well, sort of." The Dutch do not encourage bragging at all.

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Yay! Cameras! 🙈🙉🙊┌( ಠ_ಠ)┘ [◉"]
Glenn2
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mconnealy
Well-known
Broken Boxes - Albuquerque Museum
Leica IIIa - Jupiter 12 - Kentmere 400 - PMK Pyro

She-Wolf by Mike Connealy, on Flickr
Leica IIIa - Jupiter 12 - Kentmere 400 - PMK Pyro

She-Wolf by Mike Connealy, on Flickr
boojum
Ignoble Miscreant
The Quabbin, good fishing.
filmtwit
Desperate but not serious
Yokosuka Mike
Abstract Clarity
dab
Electromagnetic waves sensor
Rikard
Established
Rikard
Established
Yokosuka Mike
Abstract Clarity
Rikard
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