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“La Belle Ferronnière”, attributed to Leonardo da Vinci (1490-96)
Fredrik I and Queen Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden, painted by Georg Engelhard Schröder, c. 1733
Born on this day: French criminal turned father of modern criminology Eugène François Vidocq (1775-1857). He is also considered to be the first private detective, establishing the earliest known private detective agency, and was the founder and first director of Sûreté Nationale
“The Swing” (“L'Escarpolette”) or “The Happy Accidents of the Swing” (“Les Hasards heureux de l'escarpolette”) by Jean-Honoré Fragonard (1767), one of the most iconic Rococo artworks
OTD: Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom and Prince Henry of Battenberg were wed in 1885
OTD: Princess Maud of Wales and Prince Carl of Denmark (later Queen Maud and Haakon VII of Norway) were wed in 1896