courtesans
Reynolds produced some of the finest portraits of the 18th century – and a few of the silliest
On Monday 21 April 1760 Joshua Reynolds had a busy day. Through the morning and the afternoon he had a…
The Paris of Napoleon III was one big brothel – which is why the future Edward VII loved it
Stephen Clarke lives in Paris and writes book with titles such as 1,000 Years of Annoying the French. Dirty Bertie…
