We are in the throes of winter. During the Regency period, people moved around on the snow in sleds/sleighs, horse-drawn sleighs, or on skates. Which activity would you prefer?
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Skating Lovers, 1800, After Adam Buck |
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A. d'Arnaud, The Sleigh. 1776. Image @Marie Antoinette's Gossip Guide |
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Horse-drawn sleigh. Image @Super Stock |