British Museumさんのイラストまとめ

Wilhelm Karl Grimm of the Brothers Grimm was born #onthisday in 1786. The brothers helped popularise fairy tales like Cinderella and Rapunzel with their ‘Children’s and Household Tales’, a collection of stories published in 1812.

What’s your favourite Grimm fairy tale?

Actor and playwright David Garrick was born #onthisday in 1717. Here he’s shown in his role as Richard III in Shakespeare’s eponymous play, awoken from a troubled dream before the Battle of Bosworth Field.

Visitors to the Museum were once greeted by some amazing natural history specimens, including these giraffes. But when and how did they arrive here? 🦒🏛️

Archivist Francesca Hillier details her detective work in this video: https://t.co/Toq1WN4Dye

The colours of the suffrage movement were purple, green and white, and everything from banners to brooches were produced in these colours to support to cause. This hunger strike medal and design for a brooch are both pre-1914 #Suffragette100

#February is named after the Roman purification festival Februa. This image shows a personification of Februa in a shell pulled by Pisces

Discover the passions, politics and prejudices of Georgian Britain, including how technological innovation brought satirical prints to new
audiences in our new free display: https://t.co/dJLu9zIsXL

Käthe Kollwitz was one of the leading artists of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for the emotional power of her drawing, printmaking and sculpture.
See a collection of her works in our touring exhibition @TheYoungGallery in Swansea: https://t.co/wy0sdvi7zb

This large ancient Greek jar is an elaborate version of an ‘askos’, made in Italy over 2,200 years ago. Colourfully decorated examples like this were placed inside tombs https://t.co/Ds4mlaigXK

These beautifully painted fragments come from the tomb-chapel of Nebamun, a rich accountant who worked in the Temple of Amun in Thebes. They show an idealised image of Egyptian life in around 1350 BC

Ever wondered how the months got their names? Find out in this blog post: https://t.co/voqtXuS2PS #HappyNewYear