Another of these affectionate double portraits I find so endearing - such touching records of compan
Another of these affectionate double portraits I find so endearing - such touching records of companionship which long outlast those dear fellows who had the wish to be captured on camera together. And although I’ve said it many times before, it bears repeating if only for the new readers who have joined us lately - we cannot possibly know if these pairs of gentlemen were friends, relations, or romantically linked, and by including them here I am not making hasty assumptions on their sexuality - for whatever reason they are so close, it remains a lovely thing to behold. -- source link
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