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Horse Grenadier Saber of Napoleon’s Imperial Guard
Dated: 1810
Culture: French
This ‘Horse Grenadier Saber’ (3rd pattern) was used by Napoléon’s Imperial Guard. These sabers were used also by the Dragoons of the Imperial Guard and the Elite Gendarmerie. This is one the most beautiful and famous sword from the Napoleonic period.
Source: Copyright © 2016 Sword Collection
Dress
1800s
The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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People will stare. Make it worth their while → Julien Macdonald prêt-à-porter | S/S ‘13
I got a few requests to write down the alphabet in my “fancy writing” (and I promised another anon user that I would do this sometime this week)
I unfortunately don’t have much time (essay to write!!!), so I’ve quickly whipped up a short demo/really basic tutorial on 3 of the fonts I use the most.
LINED
CURSIVE
3-D BLOCK
(I apologise that the writing isn’t perfect; I was in a rush :(( Maybe I’ll do a more comprehensive tutorial later if people ask me to.)
Inbox me if you have any questions :)
-Gia