Last night's haul: Unidentified Man
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June 7, 2026
Last Night's Haul
Unidentified Man
Unidentified Man
Mathew Brady Studio, active 1844 - 1894, c. 1860-70
Glass plate collodion negative · lifted from the National Portrait Gallery
also in the bag:
Henry Ward Beecher
Henry Ward Beecher
Mathew Brady Studio, active 1844 - 1894, c. 1860-70 · the National Portrait Gallery
"Ah! Sir... you shouldn't laugh at him like that..."
Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1848 · Harvard Art Museums
Valentine with lace paper and faux pearls
Valentine with lace paper and faux pearls
Esther Howland, ca. 1855 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Boy with Pitcher (La Régalade)
Boy with Pitcher (La Régalade)
Édouard Manet (French, 1832-1883), 1862–72 · Art Institute of Chicago
Rue des Toilés, Bourges
Rue des Toilés, Bourges
Charles Meryon (French, 1821–1868), 1853 · The Cleveland Museum of Art
The Line
"Through the house give glimmering light, By the dead and drowsy fire. First, rehearse your song by rote, To each word a warbling note."
A Midsummer Night's Dream, Shakespeare
In A Midsummer Night's Dream, the character Quince is guiding the other amateur actors as they prepare for their performance.
On the Lam
Queenstown, New Zealand
Queenstown, New Zealand
Queenstown is a resort town in Otago in the south-west of New Zealand's South Island. It is the seat and largest town in the Queenstown-Lakes District. Lay low here.
That's the job. Same time tomorrow.
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