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Fragonard, Le Jeu de la Palette, 1757-1759 in "Fragonard amoureux, galant et libertin" https://t.co/FuVhbecm2i https://t.co/Sh0qWCgRfo
Series of 4 absolutely delightful Roman dancing maenads, each titles "L'Antiques"
Hand-toned aquatints by Johann Carl Schleich (1759-1842)
Published individually and sold individually in Schleich's atelier. https://t.co/rgtY1Xiqtj
Pierre-Joseph Redouté (10 July 1759 – 19 June 1840), was a painter and botanist from Belgium, known for his watercolours of roses, lilies and other flowers at Malmaison, many of which were published as large, color stipple engravings.
Born #OnThisDay in 1809: English painter #GeorgeRichmond (1809-96)
Portrait of William Wilberforce (1759-1833), 1833
#TheAncients #EnglishArt
Born #OnThisDay in 1716: Russian painter #AlexeiAntropov (1716-95)
Portrait of Anastasia Izmaylova, 1759
#Antropov #RussianArt
Giuseppe Angeli (1712-1798)-'lesson of astronomy'-oil on canvas-(1757-1759) St Petersburg-Hermitage #fineart
Born #OnThisDay in 1759: Danish-born American painter #ChristianGullager (1759-1826)
Portrait of Jeremiah Williams, ca. 1789-90
#Gullager #AmericanArt
Born #OnThisDay in 1759: Danish-born American painter #ChristianGullager (1759-1826)
Portrait of Rebecca Salisbury Waldo, Mrs. Daniel Waldo Sr., 1789
#Gullager #AmericanArt
Born #OnThisDay in 1759: Danish-born American painter #ChristianGullager (1759-1826)
Portrait of Elizabeth Sewall, Mrs. Samuel Salisbury, 1789
#Gullager #AmericanArt
ジョゼフ=マリー・ヴィアン「アモルを売る女」
裕福な女性の元に物売りが〝愛の神アモル〟を籠に入れて「愛はいかが」と、売りに来ています。1759年にポンペイで発掘された古代壁画の構図とテーマに沿った、ユーモアに溢れた作品です。
La lúcida mala leche volteriana frente al alborozado "mejor de los mundos posibles" del bueno de Leibniz…
— ¿Qué es el optimismo? -dijo Cacambo
— Ah! -respondió Cándido- es la manía de sustentar que todo está bien cuando está uno muy mal.
#Cándido_1759
[#TerremotoLisboa_1755]
Born #OnThisDay in 1731: Polish-Italian painter #MarcelloBacciarelli (1731-1818)
Portrait of Countess Konstancja Tyszkiewicz, née Poniatowska (1759-1830), ca. 1775
#Bacciarelli
BOTD-25/01/1759-Robbie Burns -"we sang 'Auld Lang Syne'. When we came to 'Here's a hand, my trusty frere',we all joined hands round the table; and when we declared we would 'take a right gude Willie Waught', and hadn't the least idea what it meant, we were really affected." DC17
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William Nutter (c.1759–1802) was an English engraver and draughtsman.
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@britishmuseum opened its doors to the public #OTD in 1759. Here’s its 1st home, Montagu House - its gatehouse, a view of its painted ceilings, and the layout of the gardens, which opened to the public in 1756. #britishmuseum #archives #exploreyourarchive
#ArtOfTheDay
LONDON CRIES: "BLACK HEART CHERRIES..."
Paul Sandby, ca. 1759
from the Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, USA.
#Watercolor #Graphite #Rococo #art