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Kristina Decker
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Historian & Writer | PhD focusing on Mary Delany, Improvement, and the Enlightenment at University College Cork | Secretary WHAI Ireland | Often: knitter, crocheter, sketcher, film photographer, & potter | West Cork | Views My Own
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SKsusanklaiber.bsky.social

Great fellowship opportunity particularly (but not only) for ECRs in architectural history: 1-3 months research focusing on primary sources at the Palladio Museum, Vicenza, and the Werner Oechslin Library, Einsiedeln. Fellowship period flexible, deadline: 31 March 2024 arthist.net/archive/41045

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Looking for a map of the locations in William Hogarth's Harlot and Rake's Progress? I made one at Layers of London. You'll find links to all kinds of reference materials for each image. Thanks to all you #18thc 🗃️📚 #bookhist fans who helped me figure out the best platform for this idea!

William Hogarth's Harlot's Progress (1732) and Rake's Progress (1734-35)
William Hogarth's Harlot's Progress (1732) and Rake's Progress (1734-35)

Locations depicted in William Hogarth's A Harlot's Progress (1732) and The Rake's Progress (1734-35). Both image series were first made as paintings (although the Harlot's burned in 1755 fire at Fonth...

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Of all the excellent Joshua Reynolds vibes, I think 'posh 1770s ladies running amok' is my favourite Modelled here beautifully by Diana, Viscountess Crosbie & Lady Jane Halliday 💃 (Jane, incidentally, appears in my Byron family biography - swooping in to steal Juliana Byron’s fiancé 😘)

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Our MacCurtain/Cullen Essay Prize is open for submissions! The prize is offered for the best original essay in the field of Irish women’s or gender history by a current or recent BA or MA/MPhil student. Visit our website for more information: womenshistoryassociation.com/grants-prizes/

Grants and Prizes
Grants and Prizes

The WHAI offers important prizes in the field of Irishwomen's/gender history 1. The Anna Parnell Travel Grant The Anna Parnell Travel Grant was established in 2011 to promote research among early stag...

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Eighteenth-century Cork had some excellently-named citizens, inc. Sober Kent, Phineas Bagnell, Sampson Austen, Armiger Sealy, Zacharius Parrott, Caeser Fanning, Stearne Tuckey, Savage French, Noblett Rogers, Deane Hoare...

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Historical Dog of the Day: unknown pet of unknown woman, possibly German, c1760s. The ribbon to match the nose is a nice touch 😍 (Anon portrait miniature of German school, sold by Christie’s in 2014) #c18

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York is recruiting for a fantastic PhD studentship on weeds and weeding, c. 1500-1950. If you have a brilliant MA student whose interests and experience fit within that chronological bracket, please encourage them to apply! york.ac.uk/professorial...

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FULLY IN LOVE with this suitably dishevelled self-portrait of the future Lady Caroline Lamb walking her dogs in Cavendish Square – just weeks before her wedding in 1805 THAT HAIR! THAT PUG! #c18#c19

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We are offering a commission of ÂŁ5,000 for creative work with one or more local schools in the Whitford and Holywell area, during spring-summer of 2024. Follow the link for more details, and share widely! curioustravellers.ac.uk/curious-trav...

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Kristina Decker
@kristinadecker.bsky.social
Historian & Writer | PhD focusing on Mary Delany, Improvement, and the Enlightenment at University College Cork | Secretary WHAI Ireland | Often: knitter, crocheter, sketcher, film photographer, & potter | West Cork | Views My Own
225 followers214 following25 posts