British artists
The greatest artists in English history
An English painter in the Flemish mold, depicting wonderful slices of life in early 18C England
The greatest artists in English history
An English painter in the Flemish mold, depicting wonderful slices of life in early 18C England
Harrods of London installed a novelty in 1898: the world's first true escalator (to be fair, an inclined moving belt with metal bars for traction did make its debut two years earlier on Coney Island). The oddness of a moving staircase so unnerved many shoppers that employees were stationed near it with smelling salts and cognac to help revive those overcome with fear.
