Gavin Hamilton (1723,– 4 January 1798, ) Scots-gunning-by-gavin-hamilton-1752

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1752 June 13: English novelist Fanny Burney was born. On Sept 30, 1811, Burney underwent a mastectomy for suspected breast cancer; she refused any drugs or alcohol. In 1812, Burney wrote a letter about her experience of surgery w/out anesthesia https://t.co/V1sB6PLjFx

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Born in 1703, François Boucher was a known for his portraits as well as his mythological, allegorical, classical, & pastoral paintings.

📷 Credit: , "The Setting of the Sun" by 1752.

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François Boucher 🇫🇷 (b. 29.9.1703)
'La pêche à la ligne' ('Fishing') (1752)
Oil on canvas
150 x 188 cm

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🔍The life of reeds and wild geese intrigue traditional Chinese painters, including Bian Shoumin (1684—1752), one of the most outstanding artists in creating this theme.

🎨芦雁图册 清 边寿民

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By Torii Kiyonaga (1752–1815)

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1752: Gregorian calendar adopted in Ireland/Britain, 170 years after mainland Europe! 2nd Sept followed by 14th! Changed from Julian so Easter date would be more accurate. Named for Pope Gregory XIII who commissioned it. 3rd📷detail from his tomb, celebrating it ©Rsuessbr

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Edinburgh anatomist Andrew Fyfe was b. 1752. Fyfe was also an exceptional illustrator and these plates are from 'Anatomy of the Human Body' published 1814. He was, however, described by Sir Astley Cooper as “a horrid lecturer”

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Born on this day: Maria Carolina of Austria, Queen of Naples and Sicily (1752-1814)

She was close to her sister Marie Antoinette and in solidarity for her, Maria Carolina played a role in the counterrevolution against France

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Special Double 1752 - Mimesis Axe! Soooo I wasnt feeling great yesterday and slept, sorry! So Totally drew Godzilla, soo time for the Axe Kong used! ...This is what it looked like right? Its not a fake?

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Born in 1736: Spanish painter y Ainsa (1736-1811)

Portrait of Infante Gabriel of Spain (1752-88), ca. 1760

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On this day Joshua Reynolds was born. This portrait is typical of his style after his trip to Italy in 1752. The sculptural pose of the figure and the heavy column in the background gives it an air of grandeur.

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Colors of the Three Mornings, by Torii, Kiyonaga (1752-1815)

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Day 1752: Simple! I had a rough night, so I powered through this. Still have a lot of writing left to do and I wanted to get this done so I could move on. Over all, I liked the path it headed down, and the values were on the right track again. After tomorrow I'll dig back in!

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Italian anatomist and surgeon Antonio Scarpa (1752-1832) had a new anatomic theatre built at the University of Pavia in 1785. In it, there was a fresco with the figures of medicine and surgery shaking hands, demonstrating the importance of relations between the two.

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➤ “La muerte de Jacinto”, Giambattista, 1752-53,
➤ El tema está extraído de Las Metamorfosis de Ovidio (libro X), donde se narra el fatal desenlace de los amores entre el dios Apolo y el mortal Jacinto
🧶 /FIN

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Actors Representing the Feat of Asahina Breaking the Armer of Soga no Goro, attributed to Torii Kiyonaga (1752-1815)

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June, 1752 (exact date unknown): Benjamin Franklin conducted his famous “kite experiment.”
Portrait by Travis Simpkins
https://t.co/UjuDuBuUwV

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15 juin 1752 : invention du paratonnerre par Benjamin Franklin.

Pour ce faire, il lance dans les nuages un cerf-volant dont il humidifie la corde de chanvre. Un fil de soie et une clé y sont accrochés. Puis, le chanvre se raidit et des étincelles jaillit de la clé.

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