The Esoteric Bookworm

Portrait of a young woman - Raphael ~1507

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Posted on February 2, 2013 with 18 notes

Unknown man -Isaac Oliver ~1590

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Posted on January 16, 2013 with 23 notes

Alessandro Farnese -Sofonsiba Anguissola ~1560

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Posted on January 13, 2013 with 16 notes

Charles Prince of Wales - Isaac Oliver ~1615

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Posted on January 9, 2013 with 5 notes

An unknown pregnant woman -George Gower ~1578

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Posted on January 7, 2013 with 21 notes

Lady Francis Fairfax -Marcus Gheeraerts the younger ~1605–1615

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Posted on January 5, 2013 with 9 notes

Bildnis des Gerbrandt Buyck- Cornelis Ketel ~1601

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Posted on December 31, 2012 with 26 notes

John Wydevyl -Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire ~1415

Grandfather to Queen Catherine Wooodville, 5th great grandfather to Reginald Scott writer of Discoverie of Witchcraft, and my own 19th great grandfather.

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Posted on December 30, 2012 with 18 notes

Sir Nicholas Throckmorton -Unknown ~1562

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Posted on December 22, 2012 with 10 notes

Memorial Brass of William Grevell ~1401

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Posted on December 22, 2012 with 13 notes