#closterman

[artschoolglasses]

Isabella Machell, Viscountess Irwin, Attributed to John Closterman, 1685-90

[history-of-fashion]

ab. 1680 John Closterman - John Poulett, first Earl Poulett

(Yale Center for British Art)

[poem-today]

A poem by John Dryden 

On the Death of Mr Purcell

1

Mark how the lark and linnet sing: With rival notes They strain their warbling throats, To welcome in the spring. But in the close of night, When Philomel begins her heavenly lay, They cease their mutual spite, Drink in her music with delight, And listening and silent, and silent and listening, and listening and silent, obey.

2

So ceased the rival crew, when Purcell came; They sung no more, or only sung his fame: Struck dumb, they all admired The godlike man, Alas! too soon retired, As he too late began. We beg not Hell our Orpheus to restore; Had he been there, Their sovereign’s fear Had sent him back before. The power of harmony too well they knew; He long ere this had tuned their jarring sphere, And left no Hell below.

3

The heavenly choir, who heard his notes from high, Let down the scale of music from the sky; They handed him along, And all the way he taught and all the way they sung. Ye brethren of the lyre, and tuneful voice, Lament his lot; but at your own rejoice: Now live secure, and linger out your days; The gods are pleased alone with Purcell’s lays, Nor know to mend their choice.

John Dryden  (1631-1700)

Image: Portrait of Henry Purcell by John Closterman, c. 1695

[centuriespast]

Sir Robert Dashwood (1666–1734), Bt John Closterman (1660–1711) Oxfordshire County Museums Service

[invincible-selfxmade-punk]

Downtown owl by Chuck Klosterman has been on my reading list for probably a decade. I've read most all of closterman's books on music and I always enjoyed them. So the summer I decided I would go ahead and tackle Downtown Owl.

I got about halfway through and right in the middle of the book apropos of absolutely nothing was the description of torture and killing of someone's pet cat.

It was graphic and disgusting and added absolutely no nothing to the story. It had no reason to be there. I was so disgusted I just stopped the book right there.

The book honestly was not that good to begin with, definitely not up with some of the other books of his I have read. And in the end I paid $17 just to be completely and utterly disgusted.

This was not a horror novel, this was supposed to be a humor novel. And to have that jump out, out of nowhere is absolutely Unforgivable.

DO NOT BUY/READ THIS BOOK.

[sportofusalacrosse]

Top lacrosse video today: Mens Lacrosse | LR vs Tampa

Top lacrosse news

„Philly grad men’s roundup: Long, Wierman lead Maryland; McGill gives Dartmouth opening-day victory, Grayum sparks Richmond, Closterman keys UVM win” – phillylacrosse

„Philly grad women’s roundup: George leads VCU to OT win, Spilis scores 6 for Rutgers, Gola sparks BU” – phillylacrosse

„Villanova women edge St. Joe’s on late goal by Curnal; Wildcat men fall to Yale, 20-14” – phillylacrosse

„Women’s lacrosse: Penn rolls in opener; Clark (Conestoga), Whitaker (Episcopal Ac.) lead UVA past Princeton” – phillylacrosse

„.@NLLwings give first-place Buffalo all it can handle before bowing in OT, 13-12” – phillylacrosse

Best tweets – 2023.02.20.

[peaceinthestorm]

Circle of John Closterman (1660-1711, Westphalian) ~ Portrait of a girl, half-length, in a yellow dress, within a draped stone, n/d 

[Source : LotSearch]

[lionofchaeronea]

Portrait of Henry Purcell, John Closterman, 1695

[venicepearl]

Queen Anne from the school of John Closterman, circa 1702

Anne (6 February 1665 – 1 August 1714) was Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland between 8 March 1702 and 1 May 1707. On 1 May 1707, under the Acts of Union, the kingdoms of England and Scotland united as a single sovereign state known as Great Britain. She continued to reign as Queen of Great Britain and Ireland until her death in 1714.

[galleryofunknowns]

Circle of John Closterman (b.1660 - d.1711), 'Portrait of a Boy in Classical Dress, with a greyhound', oil on canvas, 1600s, English/German, sold for 4,375 GBP in Christies Interiors sale, December 2012; London, England.

[artfortheages]

Portrait of Queen Anne from the school of John Closterman, circa 1702

[gmoe47]

wendy - Perine - Closterman

[history-of-fashion]

ab. 1685 Attributed to John Riley or John Closterman - John Dolben, MP

(Waddesdon Manor)

[acrossthewavesoftime]

Reasons why I love old historical dramas: I can totally live with the make-up and hairdos that somewhat betray the production period, but the attention to costume details in many vintage dramas with historical settings is truly stunning.

This is Queen Anne in The First Churchills (1969) being dressed for her coronation in a gown closely modelled on the portrait thought to have been made in the year of her coronation, and she's even wearing a replica of Mary of Modena's diadem, which Anne reportedly wore upon entering Westminster Abbey on the occasion.

Workshop of John Closterman, c. 1702, in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery, via Wikimedia Commons.

Mary of Modena's diadem, in the collection of the Royal Collections Trust.

Why won't modern historical dramas ever commit to such a degree of attempting to recreate the period they're set in, and instead abandon it altogether under the flimsy pretense that viewers wouldn't be able to relate to the characters if the 'aesthetic' isn't 'modernised'?

Of course, history can never be truly faithfully recreated; yet I have to say I am more forgiving of seeing an extra in a gown of clearly synthetic fabric or another more or less obvious lapse of accuracy in material culture when a film/series demonstrates an overall commitment to the period.

[pwlanier]

John Closterman, The Children of John Taylor of Bifrons Park, 1696

Courtesy Alain Truong

[airmanisr]

2004 Mazda RX8 T4 by David G. Schultz Via Flickr: Dexter Closterman