#David Somerset

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David Somerset, 11th Duke of Beaufort

Physique: Lean, Athletic Build Height: 6’ (1.83 m)

David Robert Somerset, 11th Duke of Beaufort GCC (23 February 1928 – 16 August 2017), who graced the title of Duke in '84, was more than just an English peer; he was a land baron with a love for fox hunting, fine art, and fucking with hunt saboteurs. As chairman of Marlborough Fine Art, he knew beauty, whether it was hanging on a wall or writhing beneath him. He was notorious for his clashes with those who'd dare interrupt his hunt, perhaps because he liked his chases both on horseback and in the sheets. He was also the Hereditary Keeper of Raglan Castle—imagine the kinky possibilities—and President of the British Horse Society.

Born in the heart of London's elite, Marylebone, he was schooled at Eton, where I'm sure he learned more about seduction than Latin. Joining the Coldstream Guards in '46, he rose to lieutenant by '49, proving he could handle both weapons and, one imagines, the kind you keep under the covers. His lineage? A royal fuck-fest tracing back to Edward III, with some spicy, illegitimate twists.

He inherited the dukedom in '84 because his cousin Henry didn't manage to sire any sons, but thank fuck he did because David was the epitome of what you'd want in a duke: drop-dead gorgeous, with a roguish charm that could strip you naked with a look, and a physique that begged to be explored.

He married twice; first to Lady Caroline Jane Thynne in 1950, popping out four kids, and then to Miranda Elisabeth Morley in 2000, keeping his bed company. His son Harry got the title, hopefully along with his father's knack for seduction.

David was intimately involved with the Badminton Horse Trials, coming second in '59, giving us all a visual feast of him in those scandalously tight jodhpurs. His estate was where he played lord over more than just land—definitely a place for both equestrian and more personal jousting.

He left this world on August 16, 2017, at his Badminton Estate, but not before leaving a legacy of lust, fine art, and a wardrobe that could make anyone want to get down and dirty. My attraction? It's all about imagining what those tight breeches were barely containing, the promise of a duke who knew how to ride more than just horses.

Rest in peace, you magnificent bastard. You were a duke not just of land but of lust.

[j-august]

There was little trust, however, between the directors [of the Marlborough Gallery] and [David] Somerset, who had no idea what Lloyd was up to behind his back, had to sleep with one of the secretaries to find out.

James Stourton, Rogues and Scholars: Boom and Bust in the London Art Market, 1945-2000.

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A Poem About a Puzzle / David Somerset

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⭒ ⋆ 🗡️ se7en (1995) ⋆ฺ࿐🗞️ ⁎˚

[sandlemyrandle]

I just watched Fight club, primal fear, and se7en and holy shat. That’s all I have RK say goodnight.

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Se7en (1995)

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Brad Pitt & Morgan Freeman in Se7en (1995)

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The parallels between these two set of "detectives" are crazyyy (especially after s3). I knew that Five and Diego had a dynamic that I had seen before. An idealistic and impetuous, soon to be father guy who wants to be a hero and thinks that people are divided into good guys and bad guys. A brilliant, walking encyclopedia, tired of trying to save the world (wants retirement) guy who thinks that people are just people and that he is not very different from them. both arrogant af

And what made me think again of se7en? (aside from the seven sins (siblings) and the fact that they are (now) trapped in some sort of "purgatory") It was the clue emojis for Diego and Five for S4: 📦🕵‍♂️

damn. I really hope it doesn't end as badly for Diego as it did for Mills.

[finchers-ipad]

SE7EN FUN FACTS!! (SPOILER WARNING)

these are my favourite facts/little details about the production!!! a lot of them are from the dvd commentary, ‘David Fincher: Mindgames’ book and other random interviews i have consumed! :)

(thank you to @loosebonez for giving to an excuse to dump these and itch my brain!!)

- Fincher wanted to keep Kevin Spacy out of the marketing campaign for se7en so that his reveal would be all the more shocking, this included not having him in trailers, posters and even his name not being on the opening credits (and on letterboxd Spacey’s name isn’t at the top of the cast list like it normally would be for such a big role but it’s at the very bottom of the cast list, which is very cool and epic of letterboxd)

- (related) in the promotional material , the scene of John Doe’s phone call to Mills and Somerset is included, and because they were keeping Kevin Spacy out of the campaign, FINCHER DOES THE VOICE OF JOHN DOE WHICH IS SO FUCKING COOL!!

- Fincher wanted the film to be a “no colour, colour movie” and therefore kept the production and set design to a very gray/black/green colour pallet so that when colour is used it has impact and draws the audiences attention (seen most notably with the colour red for blood, Johns prison outfit being red to show he is a threat and stand out and the neon red cross over John Doe’s bed)

- Fincher was sent the wrong script when being asked to do the film, as there was multiple versions of the ending, and the ending he was supposed to be sent was one where Mills’s dog’s head is in the box at the end instead of Tracys head. it was in Brad Pitt’s contract that he would only do the film if it had the head in the box ending

- an extra in the back of the barbershop scene was drunk on set, and the extra sat in the chair was worried that he was going to cut him with a straight razor (which was real and not a prop because the props department ran out of them lmao)

- Clive Piercy and John Sabel, who designed John Doe’s diary’s spent 2 months and around $15000 (i found that number online but idk how accurate it is) to HANDWRITE a lot of the diary’s. obviously not all of them are hand written but the ones given close ups on camera and in the opening credits are. there are around 2000 notebooks. there is a special feature section on the dvd where you can listen to them explain how they created them and the ideas behind the information they put in them, it’s very interesting i highly recommend it :3

- in the back of the leather store scene, John Doe can be seen looking at Mills and Somerset through the window from the outside, he even has a limp like the guy working there mentioned. he has a limp because he cut his leg on a window when Mills was chasing him earlier in the film.

- se7en was heavily inspired by the neo-nior films of the 70’s such as ‘The French Connection’

- Andrew Kevin Walker (the scriptwriter) makes a cameo at the beginning of the film as the dead guy at the first crime scene before the opening credits

- Fincher and Arthur Max (production designer) wanted the city that the film is set to be nameless and unrecognisable, which lets the audience think that this type of crime can be going on in any city and all around them. they ensured the anonymity of the city by removing and changing street signs, creating police cars with their own unique design to the film. they also did no large establishing shots of the city, and if they did, they were shots of building exteriors and general unrecognisable images

-Fincher and Pitt both agreed that Mills is a selfish character, and should be presented as such. they amplified this by adding David and Tracey’s dogs last minute, to show that he is so selfish as to move these big dogs into a small city apartment

- there is a deleted scene of Somerset checking out a new house in the country side, which would have been at the beginning of the film and they really liked this cute little cottage that they filmed it at but it was RIGHT next to a maximum security prison so they had to put these massive barrels of hay in-front of the barbed wire to block the view of the prison 😭

- not a fact but the dvd commentary for se7en is available on spotify and it has the audio from the film too which is really cool (please listen to it just to hear how crazy Arthur Max’s voice is)

THANK YOU FOR READING MY INFO DUMP!!! i fucking love this film (if you couldn’t tell already) and i honestly probably have more facts but these are my favourites that come to mind!!! crazy film with silly guys that established Fincher as a director :) (sorry about any spelling mistakes) <3

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Most normal guy named David

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"Michael Sheen once said..."

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i wish my gender was a detective from like any detective show/film from the 90's

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Vazindaboksss 😭🙏💀📦

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Black and White

Soraya and Monsoon doing what horses do... all day long.Grazing at Mill Farm in Staple Fitzpaine, Somerset.

By David Fitzpaine

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se7en as tumblr posts:

bonus just because I thought it was funny: