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#otd 1759, though the British army takes Quebec from the French at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham, General James Wolfe is fatally wounded and dies on the battlefield. Kronheim print in 'Pictures of English History from the Earliest Times' circa 1892 @Mary_Evans

#otd 1939, British illustrator Arthur Rackham died. He was one of the leading literary figures during the Golden Age of British book illustration, & famous for illustrating Alice s Adventures in Wonderland, A Christmas Carol and many more. Here's just a few of his beautiful works

From our #archives, gorgeous front cover illustration showing a lady in a typical 1920s cloche hat eating an apple from an apple tree. It is #September after all. Illustration by Helen Dryden for The Delineator, September 1928 ©Peter & Dawn Cope Collection @Mary_Evans #fashion

#otd 1986, HRH Princess Anne rode Gulfland to win the 3.45 at Redcar; her first victory as a jockey. In our #archives, we have this great illustration of her looking delighted at her win by John Ireland © The Lennard Publishing Collection @Mary_Evans #RoyalFamily #racing

Oh Mucha, we love you muchly. Alfonse Mucha, artist & leading light of the art nouveau movement, was born #OTD in 1860 in Ivancice, now part of the Czech Republic.

Happy birthday to Graham Gooch, OBE, former English first-class cricketer who captained Essex & England. In a career spanning 30 yrs, he became the highest run scorer of all time, with 67,057 runs across 1st class games. Cartoon by John Ireland ©The Lennard Publishing Collection

An adorable image from our #archives from 1917. Little girl with magic telescope. Little folk provide a magic telescope so that a human girl can see - 'Oh, what did she see ?' Illustration by Duncan Carse in Lucy Scott's Dewdrops from Fairyland ©Mary Evnas #FolkloreThursday

Born #otd 1848, William Gilbert "W. G." Grace, English cricketer who was important in the development of the sport and is widely considered one of its greatest-ever players (as well sporting one of the best beards). Illustration - Vanity Fair 'Spy', 1877 @Mary_Evans #CWC19

Racing pundit and TV eccentric, John McCririck has died. These caricatures by John Ireland capture his ebullient and sometimes controversial character perfectly. #johnmccririck

These 3 young women may look elegant in their latest cycling wear, but breathing doesn't seem to be an option. Illustrations in The Young Ladies' Journal, July 1898, and an optimistic advert claiming 'unequalled comfort' in the Lady's Pictorial, July 1897 @Mary_Evans #vintage