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Italian painter and engraver Giovanni Fattori was born #OnThisDay 1825. He is considered one of the greatest Italian painters of the 19th century and one of the main exponents of the #Macchiaioli movement.

On the 1st September 1814 Napoleon met his mistress, Countess Maria Walewska, at the church of the Madonna del Monte Marciana, #Elba. Napoleon and Maria spent 2 days and 2 nights together, before the locals found out and he had to send her away. #NapoleonThursday @VisitElbaIT

Jaques Louis David was born #OnThisDay 1748. Due to his training and artistic background, David was above all a history painter.
He adapted his ancient inspiration to the subjects of his time, painting works on contemporary subjects.

#OnThisDay 1863, French Romantic painter Ferdinand-Victor-Eugène #Delacroix died in Paris. His use of colour was influential in the development of both Impressionist and Post-Impressionist painting.

French painter #PaulDelaroche was born #OnThisDay 1797. He painted portraits and depictions of major events in French and British history, such as the execution of Lady Jane Grey and a more realistic Napoleon, riding on a mule while crossing the Alps or defeated at Fontainebleu.

#OnThisDay (or 19th July) 1799 Pierre-François Xavier Bouchard, officer in the French Army of engineers, discovered the #RosettaStone, during some repair work on Fort Julien. Bouchard was immediately convinced of the importance of his discovery. 1/

Painter and botanist Pierre-Joseph Redouté was born #OnThisDay 1759 in Saint-Hubert (Belgian Ardennes). He became famous for his watercolours of flowers, and more particularly of roses. He worked from live plants and Empress Joséphine was his patron.

The first treaty of Tilsit was signed #OnThisDay 1807 by Tsar Alexander I and Napoleon, during a meeting on a raft in the middle of the Niemen.

Manierist painter Giuseppe Cesari called Cavalier d'Arpino died in Rome #OnThisDay 1640. Young Caravaggio trained in his studio as a painter of flowers and fruit (1593–94).

Physician and naturalist Giovanni Antonio Scopoli was born #OnThisDay 1723 in Cavalese (today's Trentino). He spent much of his time collecting plants and insects. He wrote many works, described Amanita Caesarea for the 1st time and corresponded with Carl Linnaeus.