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Katharine Pyle was born on this day, November 23, in 1863.

Her brother was Howard Pyle.

She was also a great illustrator; an advocate for underserved youth; and a champion for artists’ rights.

Her niece—Ellen B.T. Pyle—said she was, “a woman well ahead of her time”.

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2020-11-23

President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Address in 1863. The exact wording of the address is not agreed upon, as the surviving copies written by Lincoln slightly vary. He signed only one of these, which is generally accepted as the text. 1/

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2020-11-19

"Smyrna Kingfisher" and "Northern Tit"

Lithograph for C.H. Bree M.D. 1863. https://t.co/BIopnhORue

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2020-11-12

Heinrich Lefler was born 1863. The first image, from his Mozart: Zwölf Gedichte (Twelve Poems, 1914), puts me in mind of a scene from just about any novel I've ever read.

Donna Anna (from Don Giovanni)
Godfather Death
Requiem

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2020-11-07

"Calcutta Sparrow Hawk"
"Levant Sparrow Hawk"
"Levant Sparrow Hawk"
Lithograph for C.H. Bree M.D. 1863.

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2020-10-31

More birds of prey. "Calcutta Sparrow Hawk" and "Levant Sparrow
"Adult Male and Female"
Lithograph for C.H. Bree M.D. 1863. Original hand coloring. https://t.co/BIopnhORue

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2020-10-30

Birds of Prey. "Strix Pusilla" and "Levant Sparrow Hawk"
"Young Male and Female"

Lithograph for C.H. Bree M.D. 1863. Original hand coloring. https://t.co/BIopnhORue

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2020-10-30

Pretty and Lithograph for C.H. Bree M.D. 1863. Original hand coloring. https://t.co/BIopnhORue

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2020-10-28

🐼 The mammals of Australia.
London, Printed by Taylor and Francis, pub. by the author, 1863.
https://t.co/Ai2jBDXy77

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2020-10-05

❄ British beetles
London, Bell and Daldy, 1863.
https://t.co/5q4Xf1vTxB

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2020-09-28

Pangoalie - Word Play

New "Leatherback Turtle" 9x12 Print available in my store:
https://t.co/DVFus9C1bl

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2020-09-24

The confederate Army of Tennessee under Braxton Bragg occupied the hills around , TN in 1863. They had chased General William Rosecrans’ Union Army of the Cumberland northward after defeating them at the Battle of .

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2020-09-23

🐼 The mammals of Australia.
London, Printed by Taylor and Francis, pub. by the author, 1863.
https://t.co/8TAxxH2lXg

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2020-09-13

The Second Battle of Sabine Pass, TX was fought in 1863. It should have been an easy U.S. victory as they vastly outnumbered and outgunned the defending confederate force, but instead it became the most lopsided confederate victory of the .

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2020-09-08

Lions and tigers and bears! Oh, my! 🦁🐯🐻
Happy

Sleeping Lion and Lioness, Samuel Raven, c.1823-1830.
Tiger And Prey, Cuthbert Edmund Swan, c.1870-1929.
Study of Two Bears, Philip Webb, 1863.

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2020-09-04

🐦 A history of the birds of Europe
London: Groombridge and Sons . ., 1859-1863.
https://t.co/OkSLGZeMH3

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2020-08-19

The northernmost battle battle of the the Battle of Salineville, OH, was fought in 1863. It brought an end to Confederate John Hunt Morgan’s 6-week long cavalry raid across several northern states.

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2020-07-26

William Mulready.R.A.1786-1863. Academic Study.

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2020-07-03

🌏 The mammals of Australia.
London, Printed by Taylor and Francis, pub. by the author, 1863.
https://t.co/zuLqLiR4iU

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2020-07-01