• ivanafterall ☑️
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    2 months ago

    I would honestly feel obligated to marry any girl who sent me a painting of her boobs. That’s a lot of work. There’s no way you don’t look back and regret missing the girl who SENT YOU A PAINTING OF HER BOOBS ON IVORY.

    • kersploosh
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      Beauty Revealed is an 1828 self-portrait by the American artist Sarah Goodridge, a watercolor portrait miniature on a piece of ivory.

      Goodridge gave the portrait to statesman Daniel Webster, who was a frequent subject and possibly a lover, following the death of his wife; she may have intended to provoke him into marrying her. Although Webster married someone else, his family held onto the portrait until the 1980s …

      Imagine holding on to the nude pic that dad’s old crush sent him.