FROM THE ARCHIVE 31st January 2014
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Source: First Night Design | WORDLESS FRIDAY — ISLAND LOVE
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Vintage Henry Irving and Ellen Terry as Beatrice and Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing from The Library of Congress: http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/97514042/
The background is a blend of the interior of The Great Exhibition at Crystal Palace in 1851 from an old encyclopaedia — the venue was originally built in Hyde Park and the exhibition was organised by Prince Albert and Henry Cole — and textures from “2 Lil’ Owls”:http://2lilowls.com.
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![Original & vintage art © First Night Design [www.firstnightdesign.wordpress.com]](https://i1.wp.com/firstnightdesign.files.wordpress.com/2015/07/e221blog.jpg?w=84&h=84&crop=1&ssl=1 "Bring up the Curtain")
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Flowers: “Rijksmuseum”:https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/my/collections/150967–sarah-vernon/mijn-eerste-verzameling/objecten#/SK-A-3899,0
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Adapted from François Boucher’s La Toilette de Vénus of 1751.
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Gabrielle d’Estrees and one of her sisters [unknown]
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The Lady in the Big Hat
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18/05/2016 at 15:30
Lynz Real Cooking
Beautiful Sarah!
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18/05/2016 at 15:36
First Night Design
Thank you so much!
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17/05/2016 at 19:23
Silver Screenings
This is terrific! I love that the collage looks well travelled, as though it has picked up images from different countries.
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17/05/2016 at 19:35
First Night Design
Oooh, thank you, Ruth!
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16/05/2016 at 18:44
Joanne
Absolutely LOVE this – your choices Sarah for the collage are fabulous!🙂
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16/05/2016 at 23:13
First Night Design
Thanks so much, Joanne!
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16/05/2016 at 13:40
olganm
Beautiful indeed and very colourful. 🙂
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16/05/2016 at 16:55
First Night Design
You’re a doll. Thanks, Olga.
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16/05/2016 at 11:57
beetleypete
A beautiful retro postcard, Sarah. Love it!
Best wishes, Pete. x
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16/05/2016 at 16:54
First Night Design
Much thanks, Pete.
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