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Admiral Byng (executed #OTD 1757) continued to haunt the press well into the next century. His example was raised in relation to General John Whitelocke, who was cashiered in 1808 for failing in an assault on Buenos Aires
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Born #OnThisDay in 1733: German-born painter #JohanZoffany (1733-1810)
Portrait of Catherine Ingram (1744-1808), Mrs Woodhull, ca. 1770
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Bears Deluxe #1808 Sold for 2Ξ https://t.co/FGoXquVNGX #NFTs #NFTsales #abstractart #nftartworld #contemporaryart
Justice and Divine Vengeance Pursuing Crime, 1808 #prudhon #romanticism
Scattered through Raeburn’s work are a number of paintings of children. He treats these young sitters with empathy & respect. It is his mark as an artist of genius. The Drummond Children (1808), Hugh Hope (1810) & The Binning Children (1811)
RT @AntoineVanner: 1808: Loss of frigate HMS Crescent, victor of a famous 1793 ship-to-ship duel, shows how even a well-built #ship could be was pounded to driftwood by a storm on a lee shore. Heroism was not enough to save her. https://t.co/KCEQeZGvMQ #NavalHistory
1808: Loss of the frigate HMS Crescent, victor of a famous 1793 ship-to-ship duel, shows how even a well-built ship could be was pounded to driftwood by a storm on a lee shore. Heroism was not enough to save her. Click: https://t.co/OLEisFVihf #NavalHistory #Napoleonic #RoyalNavy
Rio 1808
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鉄道ゲームではなく、ブラジルの植民地時代を題材にした2-4人用のワーカープレイスメント。資源を集めて施設を建てたり、有力者たちに媚びを売って影響力を得たりする。妬みによって貴族・王族の欲望が変化していく"Jealous" mechanicを採用。
Spain was invaded in 1808 & although he did produce work for the imposed court he sought to remain neutral. Lady with Fan (1806-7), Knife Grinder (1808-12), Maja & Celestina (1808-12) & The Colossus (1808)
Thomas Chambers (1808-1869), "View of Nahant [Sunset]," painted 1843-50, oil on canvas, 25¼" x 35", sold for $437,500 (est. $60,000/90,000) at @ChristiesInc, an auction record for the artist (1/20/22) https://t.co/Q3jFfLpUIL #antiques #antique #vintage #art #artist #Americana
Seven Gods of Good Fortune, by Katsushika Hokusai, 1808-1827
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Twelfth Night Cake recipe from 1808
https://t.co/JJOrLvR1bD via @GuildhallLib #history #Regency #cake
El #TimbalerdelBruc és una llegenda formada a partir de fets ocorreguts el 1808 durant la guerra del Francès
La llegenda explica que el so del tambor amb l'eco les parets de Montserrat va fer rendir i retirar l'exèrcit francès evitant l'imminent invasió. #PersonatgesdeCatalunya
🌍 Histoire naturelle des oiseaux d'Afrique
A Paris: Chez J.J. Fuchs, libraire . ., 7, 1799-1808
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Кнут Андреессен Бааде (1808—1879)
"Этюд с облаками"
бумага, масло
13×17 см
1838 г.