Jean Ranc (1674–1735), Portrait Of Barbara Of Portugal (details)

~“There is no other man I know who could have achieved what Lawrence did. As for taking undue credit for himself, my own personal experience with Lawrence is that he was utterly unconcerned whether any kudos was awarded him or not. “~  

Edmund Allenby, commander of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force to Lowell Thomas.

Phyllis Dalton was robbed of an Oscar for “Lawrence of Arabia” because nobody even entered her name in the competition. Her work was incredible, she designed hundreds and hundreds of costumes, went shopping in bazaars for fabrics, researched every army uniform, even found Allenby’s old tailor and had to make sure every costume was ready in time and in various variants.

BECKET (1964) // LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (1962)

Hugh Dancy + accidentally being called Will

bonus:

Exhibition quality German hunting knife with chiseled silver mountings and sheath, stag handle. Late 19th or early 20th century.

from Rock Island Auctions

Details of Lady Lilith, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1866–1868.

no wonder why Hannibal loves him

Will Graham and David of Michelangelo

Ryuichi Sakamoto as Capt. Yonoi in MERRY CHRISTMAS, MR. LAWRENCE (1983) dir. Nagisa Oshima

‘The Golden Daric’ collection by Shiva Safai x Noush Jewellery — inspired by the monetary standard of the Achaemenid Persian Empire.

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