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Wave (1889) by Ivan Aivazovsky (1817–1900). #Romanticism #Maritime

Beatrice (1859) by William Dyce (Scottish, 1806–1864). Aberdeen Art Gallery. #Victorian #ScottishArt

#OTD d. Caspar David Friedrich (German, 1774–1840). The Abbey in the Oakwood (1808–10). Alte Nationalgalerie, Berlin. #Gothic #OnThisDay

Springtime (1873) by Pierre Auguste Cot (French, 1837-1883). Met Museum of Art. #Romantic

More Victorian Easter cards. Q: Where can you go to learn more about eggs? A: The hen-cyclopedia!

Victorian Easter cards. Q: What do you call a self-obsessed egg? A: An eggo-maniac.

The Death of Arthur (c.1862) by John Mulcaster Carrick (GB, 1833 - 1896). Arthur kills Mordred but is gravely wounded. The last Knight of the Round Table (Sir Bedevere) casts Excalibur away. Morgan Le Fay and the Lady of the Lake (etc) come to take Arthur to Avalon. #Arthurian

Fairytale art from Margaret Evans Price (American, 1888 - 1973). Co-founder of Fisher-Price Toys. Children's book illustrator and artist. #FemaleArt #FairytaleTuesday

Moon (1902), colour lithograph by Alphonse Mucha (Czech, 1860-1939). Although some think of Mucha as definitive Art Nouveau, he disliked the term as he felt art was eternal rather than new. #VintageFashion

Gather Ye Rosebuds While Ye May (1909) by J. W. Waterhouse (1849-1917). Inspired directly by a poem [Robert Herrick], it may also have been inspired by the myth of Persephone, daughter of a Harvest Goddess. Abducted by Hades (king of the underworld) when picking flowers. #Flowers