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William Hogarth: never not relevant! 👀🗳️ #GeneralElection

"With Black, Brown, and Fair, I have frolick'd 'tis true, But I never lov'd any, dear Mary, but you." I don’t know if these words would cut much mustard in today's dating scene, but they do at least hint at the cosmopolitan nature of parts of Regency England.

The Duchess of Devonshire demonstrates the “most approved method of securing votes”, in support of Fox’s election campaign of 1784. And now I’m wondering — how many sweet kisses would it take to change your mind about who to vote for in our own upcoming election?? #elections2024

I’m pondering the truth of this statement, as I head out to cast my vote… "He that lyes most loud, is most believed"

These knives in the 16th century were engraved with musical scores along the blade and used during banquets& parties. Each knife had a part of the engraved music corresponding to a specific vocal range, allowing guests to sing together after meals. Sing for your supper INDEED!

If you’ve ever wondered whether Sailors actually said “Shiver my Timbers”, this print from 1800 suggests that they did. They also used to say “Splice my Old Wig”, but this didn’t catch on, for some reason. The OED

A pleasingly bonkers vision of the new Regent’s Park, London — imagined as a playground of the Randy Regent himself, in a splendid set of Cuckold's horns, surrounded by the cream of Regency Society. Best contemplated after a few drinks, in my experience.

In the days before effective copyright laws, the market was flooded with quick knock-offs of the type of prints the Backstreet Regents delight in. This print satirises a notorious Publisher of copied prints, William McCleary, snuffing out the careers of more talented artists.

Sometimes a print has just the perfect title. And this is one of those times: “Mrs Sperling murdering flies — assisted by her maid, who received the dead and wounded.” — By the inimitable Regency artist Diana Sperling.

Oh, if only we knew how much practice the Regents put in to make their dancing seem so effortless and elegant... “BOBBIN about to the FIDDLE — a Familly Rehersal of Quadrille Dancing, or Polishing for a trip to Margate.”

The Regency public risked life and limb when they ventured on to this precursor of the Ferris Wheel. But, it seems, that’s just the way they liked it ! (Sports of a Country Fair, by Thomas Rowlandson: 1810)

Bo Peep was a hide-and-seek type game, enjoyed by children during the Regency. According to this scurrilous satire, George IV indulged in a slightly more adult version of the game, living up — or down — to his reputation as the "King of Cuckolds" !

It’s 1826, and a Doctor examines a woman’s urine sample, in which the image of a baby indicates she’s pregnant. The woman’s Mother is furious (“I told you to be careful”) and the Father scarpers, before anyone notices. That’s my interpretation anyway, though others are possible.

If you ever find yourself in 1830s London, why not treat yourself to an exhilarating ride on Mr H. Thorrington’s famous Suspension Railway? You’ll be AMAZED, you’ll be THRILLED, you'll MARVEL at just how much fun you can have for a single shilling.

I don’t often comment on Modern Female Taste, but I'd venture to say this Phaetona (or female driver of a Phaeton carriage) is very much in the vanguard !!

Stretching from #London Regent street to Westminster abbey, this 7m long panorama was published in 1849. The level of detail that illustrator R. Sandeman and engraver G. C. Leighton put into this #Victorian view is astonishing. Digitised on Digital Bodleian. G.A. Lond. 16° 187

Did you know Charles Dibdin (1745 - 1814) was “the pre-eminent Musical Showman of his age”? If not, you may be unaware of the Advantage of Toping (drinking yourself silly), which he celebrated in song and deed. He was also, amazingly, one of Jane Austen's favourite composers !

On John Soane’s birthday, here’s London as he knew it! 🎈🏙️ Made from the roof of the Museum in June 1813 by one of Soane's pupils, this drawing – much like every view of London and every birthday – is a snapshot from an ongoing story, never to be repeated quite the same! 🎁

It’s Dr Johnson’s birthday and I can’t help wondering if he’s the only person ever to have both written a Dictionary and inspired a Brown Ale (from a Brewery he was "intimately connected" with, no less), as we raise a tankard in his honour. #otd #SamuelJohnson