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Born #onthisday1646 Sir Godfrey Kneller German-born #artist Leading #portrait #painter in England during late 17th early 18th-centuries Court painter to monarchs Charles II to George I Best known for The Chinese Convert (1687) 10 George III “beauties” & 40 Kit-Cat Club portraits
Born #onthisday1869 Dora Meeson Australian #artist established self in Chelsea & became member of extensive circle of Australian expatriate artists Elected member of London’s Royal Institute of Oil Painters Member of Artists’ Suffrage League
January 30 1945 sees the Soviet #Submarine S13 in the Baltic under the command of Marinesko #OnThisDay he sinks the Wilhelm Gustloff which leads to the greatest loss of life at sea in #History
#WWII #Russia
Born #OnThisDay in 1682: #LouisofFrance (1682-1712), Duke of Burgundy, grandson of #LouisXIV
Portrait by #JosephVivien (1657-1734)
#PetitDauphin #Bourbon
#OnThisDayInBlackHistory (1988) - Yo! MTV Raps debuts. The pilot was one of the highest-rated programs to ever air on MTV at that point, and the show itself is credited as a crucial element to the spread of hip hop around the world. Watch it here! https://t.co/XnetpOqFl4
Alfred Tennyson — born #onthisday in 1809 — enjoying a swing while his "poetic fancy" sparkles in the night sky. From a 19th-century book of celebrity cartoons: https://t.co/5h182DQ5td
Born #OnThisDay in 1900: #ElizabethBowesLyon (1900-2002), Queen of the United Kingdom as spouse of King #GeorgeVI
Portrait by #GeraldFestusKelly (1879-1972), ca. 1938
#QueenMother #BowesLyon #Windsor
Born #onthisday1853 John Henry Twachtman American #painter Renowned #Impressionist #landscapes Style varied widely during his career but remained hinstinctively personal & experimental Member of The Ten group of American artists dissatisfied with professional art organizations
#artoftheday
"The deities must be made to laugh."
Ree Morton (1936–1977) #bornonthisday in #UpstateNY #NewYork
#art #artist #artists #arthistory #fineart #americanart #contemporaryart #contemporaryartist #sculptor #sculpture #installation #botd
#Onthisday 300 years ago renowned woodcarver Grinling Gibbons died. Known for his motifs of foliage, flowers, animals and cherubs, he was also a skilled draughtsman. Only c.50 of his drawings survive, including this design for a chimneypiece at Hampton Court Palace, c.1689-94.
#OnThisDay in 1908, a pickaxe struck the side of a remarkable skull. It was the Neanderthal known as the Old Man from La Chapelle, one of the most important discoveries in the history of paleoanthropology. #fossils
Happy 5th Anniversary of Steven Universe episode "Crack the Whip" 💖💎🎉 it aired on @cartoonnetwork in August 2, 2016 🌟💕🎊💜 I love how Amethyst is left in charge of Steven and Connie. 🌸🌹⭐ #StevenUniverse #OnThisDay #Happy5thAnniversary
Happy 3rd Anniversary of The Loud House episode “Out on a Limo” 🏠💰🎊 it aired on @Nickelodeon in August 2, 2016 🏡🚖🎉 I love how Lincoln wins a ride in a limo and then he begins to change. #TheLoudHouse #OnThisDay #Happy3rdAnniversary
Born #OnThisDay in 1820 was John Tyndall FRS. Tyndall had a varied career, publishing over 147 papers. His work on glaciology and radiation led him to demonstrate the connection between atmospheric CO2 and heating, otherwise known as the greenhouse effect. https://t.co/xpboBG8deo
Born #OnThisDay in 1804: French writer Gabrielle Anne Cisterne de Courtiras, #CountessDash (1804-72)
Portrait by #CharlesdeSteuben (1788-1856), 1844
#ComtesseDash #WomenWriters #FrenchLiterature
Born #OnThisDay in 1674: #PhilippeII, Duke of Orléans (1674-1723), Regent of France
Portrait after #JeanBaptisteSanterre (1651-1717), after 1717
#Bourbon #BourbonOrléans
Born #OnThisDay in 1674: #PhilippeII, Duke of Orléans (1674-1723), Regent of France
Portrait with his mistress #MadamedeParabère as Minerva by #JeanBaptisteSanterre (1651-1717), ca. 1715-6
#Bourbon #BourbonOrléans
Happy 4th Anniversary of OK K.O. Let’s Be Heroes 🎉✊ The series premiered on @cartoonnetwork in August 1, 2017 ✊🎊 in honor of OK KO anniversary, I draw KO! 💕✍️ #OKKOLetsBeHeroes #OKKO #FanArt #OnThisDay
Happy 5th Anniversary of Steven Universe episode "Gem Hunt" 💖💎🎉 it aired on @cartoonnetwork in August 1, 2016 🌟💕🎊❄️ I love how Steven, Pearl and Connie track a Gem monster through the wilderness. 🌸🌹⭐ #StevenUniverse #OnThisDay #Happy5thAnniversary https://t.co/xBsg0WrSxa