Mary Evans Picture Libraryさんのイラストまとめ

Call to Arms by David Wright in The Sketch #otd 1941 showing a model undressing. David Wright's 'Lovelies' were very popular and adorned practically every mess, bunker, dormitory or club room in the country during WW2. ©Estate of David Wright/ILN/Mary Evans Picture Library

#OTD in 1381 rioters burned down the Savoy Palace, grand home of John of Gaunt, during the Peasants' Revolt, seen here in a somewhat sanitised Victorian depiction. The present Savoy Theatre and Savoy Hotel were named in its memory.

Died #OTD in 1965, Cyril Kenneth Bird, better known by his pseudonym Fougasse. Well known for his work in Punch & his WWII 'Careless Talk Costs Lives' posters also produced brilliant cartoons for magazines in our archive. This one, 'Oh, but I insist' published in The Sketch,1936

Born #OTD in 1879, Mabel Lucie Attwell, popular and prolific artist best-known and well-loved for her illustrations of chubby-cheeked children and fairyland

#OTD in 1879, Louis Napoleon, Prince Imperial of France, is ambushed and killed by Zulus while serving with the British. His needless death occurred when the impetuous prince took command of a scouting party without official permission. His body suffered 18 assegai wounds.

#OTD in 1660, Britain is about to get a whole lot merrier when King Charles II arrives in Dover to claim the throne. Coincidentally, he gets married #OTD too a year later, to the Portuguese princess Catherine of Braganza #merrymonarch #royalhistory

John Hassall, one of the most popular & versatile artists of the 20th century, but best-known for his posters, was born 150 yrs ago this week. Read @lucigosling 's blog about him on the Inquisitive Archivist #theposterking #art https://t.co/YwRRMaR2Pc

Born #OTD 1886, King Alfonso XIII of Spain. King from birth as his father had died the previous year & his mother Maria Christina served as regent until he came of age. Married Princess Ena of Battenberg in May 1906 Couple narrowly escaped death when anarchists bombed procession

#OnThisDay in 1974 Marshal Josip Broz Tito is elected president for life of communist Yugoslavia. Here on the cover of Men Only, 1953

Born #otd Thomas Gainsborough, English painter, founder of the English School of portrait and landscape painting, and founding member of the @royalacademy was born. Here he is with some of the society beauties he painted @Mary_Evans