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Olive (Olea europaea),
Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt, 1596 - 1610
(Rijksmuseum)
The banquet of the Piacevoli hunting society 1 Aug 1627
A large display of plate at the far end, with the Medici arms above, with many serving men and dogs.
(British Museum)
A broadside on a procession of French Catholics, held in Utrecht during French occupation #otd 22 Aug 1673.
Note the flour-de-lys on the canopy over the Low Countries style monstrance.
A cleric in his study/bedroom,
Lorenzo Lotto, 1491-1556 (British Museum)
Clutter, small dog, hint of chaos. All very real.
21 Aug 1607: James VI & I grants Sir Edward Hoby exclusive rights to buy wool in Warwickshire & Staffordshire.
Hoby was a favourite of both Elizabeth I and James, and a defender of the rights of the House of Commons (NPG)
Apple (Malus domestica), Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt, 1596 - 1610.
(Rijksmuseum)
19 Aug 1648: Oliver Cromwell & John Lambert #defeat the #Scots forces at Preston #otd
(@MuseumCromwell/NPG)
Everhard Jabach (1618–1695) and His Family
c. 1660
By Charles Le Brun - who appears at work painting in the mirror to the right of his patron.
(Met Museum)
18 Aug 1626: Jeremy Taylor future devotional writer & bishop of Down & Connor admitted to Caius College
#Cambridge as a sizar #otd