The style of 'living like a sentence' has existed since 18th century

Instagram's "Water" is probably Claude's mirror.

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Mirror is coated in black.

The first person to use the Claude mirror is the British poet Thomas Gray. Since 1769, he used to carry a tiny, black mirror to watch the sunset. Mirror images in it will have a soft color similar to the classic look effects on Instagram photo editing application . Claude mirrors are named after French painter Claude Lorrain , who painted paintings with similar styles.

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Claude's paintings.

Later, Claude mirrors began to be widely used, starting from the intellectual and aristocratic classes as a way to enjoy class. They turned their backs toward the landscape, adjusted the mirror to get the exact same shape as today's selfie.

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Figure in Gilpin's essay.

Baby supplies by palm have completely changed the tourism of England. Painter William Gilpin redrawed Lake District looking over a Claude mirror to include an essay, with a circular cut and a view of the current "fashionable" Instagram, making the number of visitors soar.

Later, other artists also raced to draw similar pictures, and to be different, they modified some details compared to the truth to "ensure natural composition". This has resulted in many complaining why the scene is not the same as advertising, and has begun to have frustrating visitors because of crowds in the crowds instead of the peaceful picnic. planning. Local people are very upset with the tourists holding the Claude mirror pointing all the way. In modern times, the disillusionment of Instagram-based tourism is not rare and there are many criticisms of young selfies everywhere, no different from the scene 200 years ago.

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Two pictures of the same place but completely different description.

By 1812, after more than 40 years, Claude mirror gradually lost its favor, especially when writer William Combe wrote "The Journey of Dr. Syntax" to the journey of Syntax everywhere, many injuries but still risking his to find beautiful landscapes to write an impressive book. Writing: "I will come here, go there and record everything" , Dr. Syntax said about the dream of becoming a famous tourist. In the 21st century, Syntax will probably write dozens of hashtags on social networks.

Update 18 December 2018