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i draw 1850s magic lady for school project

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2019-09-22

titled wife of ascetic?
painting seems from Tamil, may be Tanjore? 1850s
that drape of saree is typical of Tamil Nadu
company painting

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2019-08-30

In 1859, an aurora borealis was so large it was visible in Cuba. Painter Frederic Edwin Church witnessed it in New York and painted a depiction. Check out the ’s podcast to learn how the aurora borealis impacted the 1850s. https://t.co/X08f96qPWN (Image: SAAM)

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2019-08-16

For we're showing wood engravings from Augustus A. Gould's 'The Naturalist’s Library' (1850s). Learn more in our Tumblr post: https://t.co/qkM98pjlqs
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2019-08-13

Famed paleontologist Richard Owen misidentified Lonchodraco as Pterodactylus in the 1850s. https://t.co/EBenp8H2Pt

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2019-07-21

View of - not dated, possibly 1850s, from the collection of Alderman William Bramble of Benwell, Newcastle upon Tyne, antiquarian. ref 1074/465

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2019-07-02

Carousel Cats made by the Dentzel Carousel Company. Gustav Dentzel set up a cabinet & carouselmaking business in Philadelphia in the 1850s and hired European woodworkers to carve the figures. The cats always had either a fish, bird, crab or squid in their mouths.

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2019-05-19

More tales from the Empire of the Vegetables: French artist, Amédée Varin. 1850s. I featured some of his work recently; how could I pass up on that first one though.

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2019-01-26

Tales from the Empire of the Vegetables: French artist, Amédée Varin. 1850s.

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2019-01-11

Many people would say that these artworks are "medieval"...however, these are all from the Pre-Raphaelite "Medievalists" c. the 1850s: https://t.co/hmUbgLN2hU

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2018-11-05

Les Misérables author Victor Hugo, based in Guernsey, was also a prolific artist ~ here’s a sampling of his works (1850s) Les Misérables author Victor Hugo, based in Guernsey, was also a prolific artist ~ here’s a sampling of his works (1850s)

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2018-09-07

The grandparents of Goth. The Decadent Movement extolled self-disgust, sickness at the world, drugs, perversion & vulgar humour. It began with Baudelaire in the 1850s & ended at the turn of 20th C with the death of its icons: Felicien Rops, Wilde & Huysmans. Govt tried to ban it

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2018-01-24

Selenophile ...
🎨 Nordkapp "The North Cape by Moonlight" 1840s or 1850s.
Peder Balke (1804–1887) painter. Landscape of Norway in a romantic and dramatic manner.
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https://t.co/XSHWPKTtAk ID: 9Jd3zYhXYi

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2018-01-16

🎨 Nordkapp "The North Cape by Moonlight" 1840s or 1850s.

👨‍🎨 Peder Balke (Nov 4, 1804, Helgøya – Feb 5, 1887, Christiania) was a Norwegian painter. He is known for portraying the landscape of Norway in a romantic and dramatic manner.

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2018-01-13

Famed paleontologist Richard Owen misidentified the Lonchodraco as Pterodactylus in the 1850s. https://t.co/OSK2nC3Mry

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2018-01-03

Harvesting yummy things from a Kashmiri lake, 1850s Add.Or.1676
Via Mahindra Vist

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2017-09-05

Gustave Courbet; "Woman Rowing in the Surf"; 1850s. One of the strangest paintings of the 19th century.

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2017-07-18

Les Misérables author Victor Hugo, based in Guernsey, was also a prolific artist ~ here’s a sampling (1850s)

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2017-03-31

Third-class carriage: common people in 1850s. By Honorè Daumier, who was born on this day 1808.

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2017-02-26

Happy bday Dante Gabriel Rossetti! Did many languid, sensuous portraits of his lover Elizabeth Siddal in 1850s & 60s

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2014-05-12