Dandies in the Underworld, circa 1640

A wander around the National Gallery today unearthed this little gem from the Mond Room - Anthony Van Dyck's disdainful, haughty and camp Lord John Stuart and his Brother, Lord Bernard Stuart. Irrefutable proof that David Bowie and Marc Bolan were not, afterall, the first Queens of Glam.

Related link:
+ The Guardian's portrait of the week

Other links today:
+ Toni Morrison telling black America's 'other' story
+ "Real" "art" or "Mr Grumpy goes to an art museum and comes out belaboring the obvious!" (large JPG cartoon, takes time to load).