The Cheeke Sisters: Double portrait of Anne, Countess of Manchester (?-1658) and her daughter Anne Cavendish, Lady Rich (1611 – 1638), (Detail), (circa 1639) by Sir Anthony van Dyck (Flemish, 1599 – 1641), oil on canvas, 127.7 cm (50.2 in) x 149.8 cm (58.9 in), Private Collection

Collection: The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, Florida, United States

Nicholas I (6 July [O.S. 25 June] 1796 – 2 March [O.S. 18 February] 1855) was Emperor of Russia, King of Congress Poland, and Grand Duke of Finland from 1825 to 1855. He was the third son of Paul I and younger brother of his predecessor, Alexander I. Nicholas's thirty-year reign began with the failed Decembrist revolt. He is mainly remembered as a reactionary whose controversial reign was marked by geographical expansion, centralization of administrative policies, and repression of dissent both in Russia and among its neighbors. Nicholas had a happy marriage that produced a large family, with all of their seven children surviving childhood.

Landscape Background by George Catlin, 1846 / "the 1" by Taylor Swift

A little break in the hermitaday stuff to post one of my personal projects! This was one of my first times doing a background, but I think it turned out okay. This is my Minecraft...sona, I guess? She's kind of my self insert and who I imagine I'm playing as whenever I play the game. She is a bearded vulture hybrid and definitely does not lead any cults or own a speakeasy.

Here’s a design I made over Christmas, trying to learn the style! It’s available here on my Redbubble!