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Born Joseph Wolf German & the father of wildlife painting At British Museum from 1848 Wolf’s accurate lifelike illustrations made him preferred illustrator for explorers & naturalists Lanseer described him as "...best all-round animal artist who ever lived"

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"Fellini manages to accomplish with film what mostly abstract painters do – namely, to communicate an emotion without ever saying or showing anything in a direct manner, without ever explaining anything, just by a sort of sheer magic." -David Lynch on Fellini, both

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2022-01-21

20 January 1649 the trial of Charles I began in Westminster Hall. The session was suspended after Charles refused to accept the authority of the court.

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2022-01-20

1617 Fausto Veranzio, bishop from Šibenik, chancellor for Hungary and Transylvania at the court of King Rudolf II & author of Machinae Novae (published in Venice 1615) passed away in Venice.

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1735 the future Admiral of the Fleet John Jervis, was born. He had a full and sometimes controversial career but is most famous for defeating 27 Spanish ships with his Fleet of 15 off Cape St Vincent. The action resulted in him being made, Earl St Vincent.

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Paul Cézanne, born - Child in a Straw Hat

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The work-tastic, fan-favorite TREMORS came out today in 1990.
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Despite some controversy (see 'Sea of Glory' by ), it is thought that on 19 January 1840, USS Vincennes of the U.S. Exploring Expedition became the first U.S. naval vessel to reach Antarctica. She is depicted here in Disappointment Bay.

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2022-01-20

Andy Warhol's ethereal portrait of , who was born in 1946 https://t.co/eLD4XpnZWO

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2022-01-19

‘There are two things in the painter, the eye and the mind; each of them should aid the other.’ – born in 1839. Discover our fine art prints by the French painter, produced in collaboration with our partner, :  https://t.co/lMixisb0sX

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1760, Italian castrato-soprano Giuseppe Belli is stabbed to death in Naples by "an envious Venetian". Belli was highly praised for his sweet voice and one of his best performances was Licida's aria "Consola il genitore", written for him by of Johann Adolph Hasse. ➡️

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Janis💔Joplin
Piece of My Heart
https://t.co/u6NKqGRXSP
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Janis Joplin
†#4oct 1970

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The conchologist and malacologist John Gwyn Jeffreys was born in 1809 https://t.co/yps8WWhmlB

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2022-01-18

Happy Birthday to Alva Vanderbilt Belmont, born on this day in 1853. (January 17, 1853 - January 26, 1933)
Portrait by Travis Simpkins
https://t.co/UjuDuBuUwV

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“This rose is not so fragrant as a summer rose, but it has stood through hardships none of them could bear: the cold rain of winter has sufficed to nourish it, and it’s faint sun to warm it…—Will you have it?”
Anne Bronte

🖌Sarah Buell Dowling🇺🇸Winter Rose

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Born in 1820: English writer (1820-49)

Portrait with her sisters (1818-48) & (1816-55) by their brother (1817-48), ca. 1833

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2022-01-17

one hundred and ten years ago a doctor succumbed to his inner monster after discovering a special concoction.

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2022-01-17