Sobralia macrantha, by (English, 1803-1857), who died (July 9). Published in James Bateman’s The Orchidaceae of Mexico and Guatemala (1843). Source, , https://t.co/dAy7PxuAW9

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See you at Pasar Komik Bandung! I'll be there on both days! (Saturday -Sunday) at Puine & PENG&PENG (booth number 43). I'm sorry i don't bring any new book this time ;w;;;

[RT appreciated]

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Animation backgrounds from the Superman cartoons, THE UNDERGROUND WORLD (1943) and JUNGLE DRUMS (1943). Imagine seeing these on the big screen, in a darkened theatre.

These 1940s cartoons, by the way, gave Superman the power of flight—before that, he could only leap.

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These beautifully illustrated birds come from Part 1, Volume 2 of Natural History of New York (1843). The whole set of these books came in 6 parts and 22 volumes!

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The Art of Fritz Hegenbart, (1864–1943). Hegenbart was an Austrian illustrator, inspired by Art Nouveau, who was part of an artists' association in Vienna. They split up in 1938 due to the annexation of Austria by the Nazis. Two of the group died in concentration camps.

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Elsie Palmer Payne, Bus Stop (circa 1943).

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Excited to share the latest addition to my shop: a Samsung Galaxy S7 case featuring a sketch of John Rawlings’ gorgeous cover for Vogue (March 1943).

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Link to my shop via my website, in my bio!

https://t.co/83bBlf24dL

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Moonlight (1819) by Washington Allston (USA, 1779-1843). Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts.

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Moonlight (1819) by Washington Allston (USA, 1779-1843). Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, USA.

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British artist/illustrator, William Timlin (1892-1943).

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Fairy tale illustrations by Warwick Goble (1862-1943).

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Illustrations by John Leech for the first edition of Charles Dickens’s A CHRISTMAS CAROL (1843).

Merry Christmas to everyone, ho ho ho!

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its by Ursula Moray Williams for her "The Good Little Christmas Tree" (1943). Best known for Gobbolino, Williams also wrote this Christmas classic & illustrated it too, in bold, graphic images, using scissors! Later editions were in black/red only.

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Joan Fontaine in Robert Stevenson's JANE EYRE (1943).

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Botanical collections were often made by the surgeons on board ships including Kew Director, Sir Joseph Hooker on the HMS Erebus (1839-1843). View Hooker's journal via https://t.co/BtXH624o9p Nytophyllum smithi from the resulting flora

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Lodewijk Schelfhout (Den Haag, 23 augustus 1881 – Amstelveen, 5 november 1943). De eerste cubist in Nederland. Hij was kunstschilder en grafisch kunstenaar. Daarnaast heeft hij gewerkt als keramist, edelsmid, glasschilder en meubelontwerper.

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Johann Georg Wirsung (1589-1643). Born in Bavaria. Anatomist in Italy. The main pancreatic duct is commonly called the the duct of Wirsung. He was murdered in an argument over who discovered the duct.

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Dante Ferreti (Macerata - 26 February 1943).
Artistic director who won three Oscars.

Interview with the Vampire (1994
The Aviator (2004)
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
Hugo (2011)

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'Gaby with a kitten' 1925 by Swedish artist Nils von Dardel (1888-1943).💜 🎨🐈💜

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