Tag: seduction

Nattova, the cat, ca. 1925

William Davis :: Nattova, the Cat. Natacha Nattova, the famous Russian dancer, currently performing in 'Playtime' at the Piccadilly Hotel, ca. 1925. General Photographic Agency. | src Getty Images
William Davis :: Nattova, the Cat. Natacha Nattova, the famous Russian dancer, currently performing in ‘Playtime’ at the Piccadilly Hotel, ca. 1925. General Photographic Agency. | src Getty Images
William Davis :: Natacha Nattova, the famous Russian dancer, currently performing in 'Playtime' at the Piccadilly Hotel, ca. 1925. General Photographic Agency. | src Getty Images
William Davis :: Natacha Nattova, the famous Russian dancer, currently performing in ‘Playtime’ at the Piccadilly Hotel, ca. 1925. General Photographic Agency. | src Getty Images

Julia Margaret Cameron ::

Vivien and Merlin, UK, 1874 / src: Harvard Art Museums

‘Vivien and Merlin’ was originally created at the poet Alfred Tennyson’s request, to illustrate a new edition of his Idylls of the King, a retelling of the legend of King Arthur. Cameron went on to produce a two-volume set of original prints, including this scene in which Vivien seduces Merlin in an attempt to charm him into revealing the secrets of his power. [quoted from source]

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