Sketch my eyes across a deck of cards, the king said to his artists. The royal optics, contractions of the iris and elevations of the celebrated eyelids were etched across 52 zinc plates. (The king had an irrepressible habit of eating spoonfuls of chestnuts dipped in lavender honey while in the bath. He would step out naked and view the stars through the telescope on the marble veranda beyond the tub, then return to finish his soak.)
The Deck of Comets
The Deck of Comets
The Deck of Comets
Sketch my eyes across a deck of cards, the king said to his artists. The royal optics, contractions of the iris and elevations of the celebrated eyelids were etched across 52 zinc plates. (The king had an irrepressible habit of eating spoonfuls of chestnuts dipped in lavender honey while in the bath. He would step out naked and view the stars through the telescope on the marble veranda beyond the tub, then return to finish his soak.)