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Dressed for a Dip: paintings of beach dress to 1885

Summary by eclecticlight.co
When Europeans started to visit beaches and swim there for pleasure, they did so for their health. In the late eighteenth century medical authorities recommended that bathing in the sea should be undertaken to heal chronic diseases and bring health. Although the original edicts advocated this should be performed in winter, people appear to have largely ignored that part, and started flocking to the coast in summer for a dip in the sea. Benjamin …
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eclecticlight.co broke the news in on Saturday, July 26, 2025.
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