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‘The Portraiture of Mrs. Martha Hatfield’
Portrait of Martha Hatfield b. 27 Sept 1640, lying in bed in a trance lasting from 19 May to #otd 21 June 1652 during which she prophesied.
Frontispiece to James Fisher, 'The wise virgin' (1664).
British Museum.
20 June 1632: the colony of Maryland is granted to Cecil Calvert, 2nd baron #Baltimore #otd (BM) Calvert's father derived the name of the title from a place-name in #Ireland and so it was lent to the largest city of MD.
Saints Peter, Martha, Mary Magdalen, and Leonard
ca. 1515
Correggio (Antonio Allegri)
(Met Museum)
19 June 1660: Henry Smith regicide hands himself in #otd At his trial he claimed not to remember signing the death warrant. He was imprisoned in Gore’s Castle #Jersey till death. (Museum of London)
#JustSlippedMyMemory
A Miracle of Saint Joseph of Cupertino who was born #otd 17 June 1603
Placido Costanzi, 1750
(Met Museum)
The Holy Shroud of Besançon, 1634
Jean de Loisy (Art Institute Chicago)
Cornelius Norbertus Gijsbrechts
Trompe l'Oeil with Breakfast Piece and Goblets, 1672.
(Statens Museum for Kunst, Danmark)
17 June 1613: Princess Elizabeth Stewart is solemnly received with Frederick V at Heidelberg #otd