David Partington
@davidpartington.bsky.social
"The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes." ~Marcel Proust
'The Russian Princess,' illustration by Charles Robinson, 1913
December 12, 2025 at 12:25 AM
'The Russian Princess,' illustration by Charles Robinson, 1913
'The Can-can,' by Georges Seurat, 1890
December 11, 2025 at 7:40 PM
'The Can-can,' by Georges Seurat, 1890
'Portrait of a Lady (Marie Breunig),' by Gustav Klimt, 1894
December 10, 2025 at 11:33 PM
'Portrait of a Lady (Marie Breunig),' by Gustav Klimt, 1894
Illustration for 'The Saturday Evening Post' by Albert McGran Jackson, 1930
December 10, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Illustration for 'The Saturday Evening Post' by Albert McGran Jackson, 1930
Tchaikovsky's 'Nutcracker' performed by the National Ballet of Canada
December 9, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Tchaikovsky's 'Nutcracker' performed by the National Ballet of Canada
Illustration for Robert Louis Stephenson's 'A Child's Garden of Verses,' by Jessie Willcox Smith, 1895
December 8, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Illustration for Robert Louis Stephenson's 'A Child's Garden of Verses,' by Jessie Willcox Smith, 1895
'First Light,' by Harold Harvey, 1919
December 8, 2025 at 3:47 AM
'First Light,' by Harold Harvey, 1919
'Princess Hyacinth,' by Alphonse Mucha, 1911
December 7, 2025 at 5:07 PM
'Princess Hyacinth,' by Alphonse Mucha, 1911
'The Library,' by Elizabeth Shippen Green, 1905
December 6, 2025 at 10:07 PM
'The Library,' by Elizabeth Shippen Green, 1905
'La Moissonneuse' (The Harvester), by William-Adolphe Bouguereau, 1868.
December 6, 2025 at 1:07 AM
'La Moissonneuse' (The Harvester), by William-Adolphe Bouguereau, 1868.
'My little girl with strawberries,' Carl Larsson, 1904
December 5, 2025 at 5:12 PM
'My little girl with strawberries,' Carl Larsson, 1904
'The Princess and the Pea,' illustration by Edmund Dulac, 1911
December 4, 2025 at 9:56 PM
'The Princess and the Pea,' illustration by Edmund Dulac, 1911
'L'Eté,' by James Tissot, 1877.
December 4, 2025 at 6:37 PM
'L'Eté,' by James Tissot, 1877.
'The Crystal Ball,' by John William Waterhouse, 1902
December 3, 2025 at 2:25 PM
'The Crystal Ball,' by John William Waterhouse, 1902
Painting by Samuel Luke Fildes, 1875
December 3, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Painting by Samuel Luke Fildes, 1875
'Interior' (1910), by Helen Galloway McNicoll. It's all about that little streak of light across the carpet.
December 2, 2025 at 3:24 PM
'Interior' (1910), by Helen Galloway McNicoll. It's all about that little streak of light across the carpet.
French studio photo, 1909
December 1, 2025 at 10:34 PM
French studio photo, 1909
'Our Lady of the Cow,' by Elisabeth Sonrel (1874 - 1953)
November 30, 2025 at 10:42 PM
'Our Lady of the Cow,' by Elisabeth Sonrel (1874 - 1953)
'Portrait of Irma Sèthe,' by Théo van Rysselberghe, 1894
November 29, 2025 at 9:41 PM
'Portrait of Irma Sèthe,' by Théo van Rysselberghe, 1894
'Seaside cafe,' by Jean Beraud, 1884
November 28, 2025 at 7:15 PM
'Seaside cafe,' by Jean Beraud, 1884
'Mademoiselle de Lancey,' by Carolus-Duran (Charles Auguste Emile Duran), 1876
November 27, 2025 at 2:00 AM
'Mademoiselle de Lancey,' by Carolus-Duran (Charles Auguste Emile Duran), 1876
'Child reading and creating,' illustration for Harper's Monthly Magazine by Elizabeth Shippen Green, 1906
November 25, 2025 at 1:18 AM
'Child reading and creating,' illustration for Harper's Monthly Magazine by Elizabeth Shippen Green, 1906
Portrait of Sarah Bernhardt by Alphonse Mucha, 1896
November 24, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Portrait of Sarah Bernhardt by Alphonse Mucha, 1896
'Lullaby,' by William-Adolphe Bouguereau, 1873
November 23, 2025 at 7:47 PM
'Lullaby,' by William-Adolphe Bouguereau, 1873
'The Hunters in the Snow,' by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, 1565
November 23, 2025 at 3:02 PM
'The Hunters in the Snow,' by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, 1565