And if you think I'm some kind of freak

Well, yeah, I really am. But I was thinking about my porn post of yesterday. It's not like I'm an aficianado of porn. Far from it. Really.

But there is a long history of porn- and I've gotta share some of what I learned in college. Or it's lost. What's the point of an art history degree if I don't inflict it on others? Huh? Got a witty answer for that, bub?

Anyway- I took a seminar in 19th Century art. We started with the very early 19th Century- and discussed printing. I found out all about Rowlandson and Gillroy- 2 very prominent printmakers. Legend has it that they were prodigious pornographers too. And George IV was a fan. He had a large collection in one of the palaces- let's for convenience say Windsor.

When in the 1840s, Queen Victoria became ruler, she was going through the prints in the royal collection. Legend has it that she found her uncle's "Collection", and had it burned. That's not to say that she was a tremendous prude- she really wasn't. In her diaries she's quite frank about her love of congugal relations. And she had some rather steamy paintings in her private rooms. But what she didn't like about Rowlandson's prints was the fact that quite a few of them featured her uncle- George IV and his mistresses. I have to say that the ick factor would be high for me too. I'm not sure if this is all true- but it's kind of a fun story. Feel free to use it at parties. You won't be shunned! Really!!!