Not exactly a portrait… supreme #Ballet dancer Vaslav Nijinsky famous for The Rite of Spring & the debut "near-riot"
Here he is preserved as Petrushka the puppet with a soul, similar to (but not the same as) Mr Punch or Pulcinella
#Montmartre #Cemetery #Walkingtours
Not exactly a portrait… supreme #Ballet dancer Vaslav Nijinsky famous for The Rite of Spring & the debut "near-riot"
Here he is preserved as Petrushka the puppet with a soul, similar to (but not the same as) Mr Punch or Pulcinella
#Montmartre #Cemetery #Walkingtours
I wasn’t quite sure if they were wings or ears… 🤔🧐
However, I’m going with wings.
The fantastic grave of the showman Etienne-Gaspard Robertson
#PereLachaiseCemetery
#Paris
#Walkingtours
I wasn’t quite sure if they were wings or ears… 🤔🧐
However, I’m going with wings.
The fantastic grave of the showman Etienne-Gaspard Robertson
#PereLachaiseCemetery
#Paris
#Walkingtours
Why doesn’t this grave have a tombstone? She had the money and the connections…
#MontparnasseCemetery for a change.
This lady had an “eventful” life. Search for her on Wikipedia “Catherine Grand”
#WalkingTours #Paris
Why doesn’t this grave have a tombstone? She had the money and the connections…
#MontparnasseCemetery for a change.
This lady had an “eventful” life. Search for her on Wikipedia “Catherine Grand”
#WalkingTours #Paris
What’s missing here…?
Well #colour in one of the photos of course… the headstone #lettering and
the actual #grave which is totally overgrown
#mono
#bnw
#ParisHistory
#WalkingTours
#PereLachaiseCemetery
What’s missing here…?
Well #colour in one of the photos of course… the headstone #lettering and
the actual #grave which is totally overgrown
#mono
#bnw
#ParisHistory
#WalkingTours
#PereLachaiseCemetery
Link 🔗 llgd.org.uk
@islingtonwalks.bsky.social #walkingtours #hackney #thingstodo
Link 🔗 llgd.org.uk
@islingtonwalks.bsky.social #walkingtours #hackney #thingstodo
Don't miss the next one on September 27th at Humboldt Park ❗️
To register and to get more info, use the link in our bio ✅
#CMR #Chicago #WalkingTours
Don't miss the next one on September 27th at Humboldt Park ❗️
To register and to get more info, use the link in our bio ✅
#CMR #Chicago #WalkingTours