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Queen Kamāmalu of the Hawaiian Islands (c. 1802-1824), 1824

“Mademoiselle Guimard as Terpsichore” (1774-75)

Born on this day: Grand Duchess Ekaterina Mikhailovna of Russia, Duchess Georg of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1827-1894)

Born on this day: Louis Antoine de Saint-Just (1767-1794) who was a French revolutionary, politician, close friend and most trusted ally of Robespierre, and was instrumental in the Reign of Terror

Born on this day: Ludwig I of Bavaria (1786-1868)

Born on this day: Italian painter Lavinia Fontana (1552-1614), regarded as the first known female career artist who supported herself and her family through commissions

Princess Francisca of Brazil (1824-1898), painted by Franz Xaver Winterhalter, 1850s

OTD in 1791: a slave revolt in Saint-Domingue erupted, sparking off the Haitian Revolution

Born on this day: Francis I of the Two Sicilies (1777-1830)

Cousins Dido Elizabeth Belle Lindsay and Lady Elizabeth Murray. Belle is known for her unusual social standing as a Black heiress in 18th century Britain

The portrait is also unique for the way Belle is positioned, showing her as an equal

Portrait by David Martin, c. 1778