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Happy New Year! January is named after the Roman god Janus. He had two faces so he could see the future and the past #HappyNewYear #2018

This #NewYearsEve, here’s a stunning selection of firework displays from around the world!

‘It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife’ – Jane Austen was born #onthisday in 1775. These illustrations to Pride and Prejudice were made by Helen Binyon in the 1930s

You can see the work of both Merian and Graff, including these watercolour paintings, in our free display about the collections of the Museum’s founder Hans Sloane in Room 90a: https://t.co/J3wyHL7uhI

Maria Sibylla Merian and her daughter Dorothea Graff were pioneering painters and printmakers famous for their scientific illustrations. In 1699 they travelled to Surinam in South America where they made extensive notes and sketches of the colourful wildlife

Poet and artist William Blake was born #onthisday in 1757. He’s known for his unique combination of word and image – here are some examples from ‘Songs of Innocence’

Here’s a look at the intriguing history of the first building to house the British Museum’s collection – Montagu House https://t.co/zgWqye3Q33 #LoveArchives

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec was born #onthisday in 1864. The French painter and printmaker is famous for his depictions of the glamour and excess of Paris in the late 19th century

Master of light and shadow Francisco de Zurbarán was baptised #onthisday in 1598. This finely rendered drawing was completed in chalk & pen

Remember, remember the fifth of November! This print shows the arrest of #GuyFawkes and Thomas Percy for their roles in the #GunpowderPlot