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The Conjurer by Nathaniel Hone the Elder, who was born #onthisday in 1718.
Franz de Paula de Scopoli by an anonymous artist. An anonymous artist who hadn't quite got the proportions right.
Thomas Tickell, Poet, died #onthisday in 1740. https://t.co/IoYZ1w0rBv
George Romney's Portrait of Mrs Harriet Greer and a hat that I need. Not want, need.
Gilbert Stuart's portrait of Henrietta Elizabeth Frederica Vane at 10 years old. And she is serving attitude!
Jane, Duchess of Gordon, by Daniel Gardner. And she looks fabulous if a little determined in her green riding habit.
An Indian Lady painted by Thomas Hickey. This is nelieved to be Hickey's Bengali partner, Jemdanee.
A melancholy portrait of Queen Charlotte... https://t.co/WU1AefkdEX #art #onthisday #royal
Napoleon abdicated #onthisday in 1814. Thanks to Abba, we all know what happened to him! #gloriousGeorgians
Maria Malibran, opera diva, was born #onthisday 1808. Known for her intense behaviour and Rossini wrote, "Ah! That wonderful creature! [...] with her superior mind, her breadth of knowledge and unimaginable fieriness of temperament she outshone all other women I have known…."