Wednesday, February 10, 2010

George Cruikshank, woodcut. London,  ca. 1840.1954.1880.3871
Hands-On Tours
Hands-On Tour
3:00PM

From the aching yearnings of poet John Keats for his beloved Fanny Brawne to the dying wishes of a Civil War soldier writing home to his family, the Rosenbach is home to a variety of love letters. Join us for this rare peek into some of the most personal and emotional writing in our collections.

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Portrait of Mrs. Henry Baring
Historic House Tour

Romance at the Rosenbach

A Thematic Tour of the Historic House
6:00PM

Discover the romantic side of the Rosenbach’s collections on this thematic tour of the Historic House. Come and enjoy the playful and scandalous stories our docents discovered, including, “one of the most famous homicidal love stories in English History”. Also examined are the amorous writings of Lord Byron, Robert Burns, Charles Dickens and Oscar Wilde.

 

Make it a date!

Local restaurant Seafood Unlimited is offering a free shrimp cocktail with every dinner entree ordered to participants of the Romance at the Rosenbach house tour.

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