Born in Devon, he was interested in art & art theory from an early age. He was apprenticed to portraitist Thomas Hudson (1740-3). He then moved between London & Plymouth until 1745. Gentleman (c1743-9), Self (c1747) & The Neates & their Tutor (1748)

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Queen Victoria’s of 1845: It was an event where participants appeared in costume ranging from a ten-year period between 1740 and 1750. It was the second in a series of three bal costumés ... https://t.co/RQ8NffOCBB

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Born in 1756: (1756-1805), Countess of Artois by marriage to Charles Philippe of Bourbon (later King

Portrait by Jean-Baptiste André (1740-86), 1775

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On this we worship Mother (#Saraswati) and Maharaj.

Jai Ho!

Hand, 1730-1740

Bonhams

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A couple of Panini's sketches of figures in in the 1740s, in graphite, chalk, and a bit of wash. Great line.
The bass player is from one of his sketch books
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Peter Beckford (1740-1811), godsejer, Dorset., Pompeo Batoni https://t.co/PwKMCEhiGx

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サド侯爵は1740年6月2日生まれで2020年は生誕280年。

「サド家の御紋章は、双頭の鷲でしたわね。サド侯爵の鷲は、いつも双つの頭をたかだかと掲げている。一方は十二世紀以来のお家柄の誇りの頭、一方は人間の源から掘り起こした悪徳の頭。」(三島由紀夫『サド侯爵夫人』)

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Both Boucher and Gainsborough doing a van Ruisdael in the 1740s

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Antonio Balestra.1666-1740. Theseus Discovering his Father's Sword.

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Hugh D Hamilton(1740-1808)Irish portrait-painter. Spent periods in London & Rome be4 returning 2 Dublin in the 1790s. Until the mid-1770s worked mostly in pastel. Style influenced the painter Lewis Vaslet. Known 4 pastel oval portraits depicting the head & shoulders of the sitter

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Sansone e Dalila (Samson and Delilah),
Antonio Balestra (1666–1740) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period.

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Peter Beckford (1740-1811), godsejer, Dorset., Pompeo Batoni

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Water Spaniel Surprising a Swan on its Nest, Jean-Baptiste Oudry, 1740

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🎨🖌✒️📖🕰Francesco Faraone Aquila (It, 1676–1740) | Equestrian Statue of Constantine the Great | 1690–1740.

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Bonjour et bon samedi !
Nous sommes déjà à 1740 %, n'hésitez pas à partager le projet :D
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"At that moment heaven was opened, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and lighting on Him." ~ Matthew 3:16-17

🎨 Alessandro Magnasco, "The Baptism of Christ", 1740

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今更思い浮かんだのですが、ジョージ・アンソンの1740~44年の世界一周の乗艦が1732年進水の60門艦センチュリオン。そしてその約2世紀後に、1911年進水の元戦艦センチュリオンが1940年進水の新戦艦アンソンの影武者になる訳で、偶然でしょうけど、本当に面白いですね。

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