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Born in 1820: English writer (1820-49)

Portrait with her sisters (1818-48) & (1816-55) by their brother (1817-48), ca. 1833

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2023-01-17

Happy birthday Sir Thomas Fairfax - Parliamentary general and too often unsung hero of the born 17 January 1612. Portraits of him in our collection.

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2023-01-17

Painter Émile-Jean-Horace Vernet died 1863. In his long career he painted battles and other historical accurate scenes, getting many important commissions. He also received the Legion of Honour for serving in the National Guard in 1814.

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2023-01-17

1780 Admiral Rodney in HMS SANDWICH defeated a Spanish Fleet off Cape St Vincent, Portugal. After the battle he re-supplied the besieged garrisons at Gibraltar and Minorca. The victory at St Vincent owes much to ships speed due to having copper sheath hulls.

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2023-01-16

24 years ago, January 16th, 1999 - the episode "Mad Love"
aired on television.
Directed by Butch Lukic
Written by
Story by Bruce Timm & Paul Dini

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2023-01-16

TALES FROM THE CRYPT: DEMON KNIGHT was first released in 1995! Are you a fan of this quirky gem?? 🧽

https://t.co/miGo0uBgnD

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2023-01-14

Born Roman Cieślewicz Polish French Produced "reviev of panic information" - "Kamikaze" No. 1 (1976) & "Kamikaze 2" with Agnes B (1991) Won Grand Prix International Exhibition of Film Posters (1964) Grand Prix for Posters (1979)

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2023-01-13

On this day in metal in 1969, released their GREAT debut album "Led Zeppelin"

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2023-01-13

Happy Birthday to ROB ZOMBIE, born in 1965! Dig through the ditches and eat some cake 🎂

https://t.co/CcKNRln0lu

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2023-01-13

The first underground railway in the world, the Metropolitan railway was officially opened in London 1863 between Paddington and Farringdon, engineer John Fowler.

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2023-01-10

Born in 1610: Southern Netherlandish painter (1610-66)

Portrait of a Family, 17th Century

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2023-01-10

Born in 1610: Southern Netherlandish painter (1610-66)

Portrait drawing of Jan de Tollenaere, 17th century

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2023-01-10

This print got its creator, James Gillray, in a spot of bother with the authorities. Not, surprisingly, because of its mockery of a drunk and unsteady future Prince Regent, but for its jocular evocation of the Nativity scene.

It was published on this day in 1796.

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2023-01-09

Legendary naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace was born He co-discovered evolution through natural selection during an 8-year journey through Southeast Asia, a journey of over 14,000 miles, during which he collected over 125,000 specimens.

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2023-01-08

Born Elisabetta Sirani prolific Italian specializing in historical themes Master of style at just 19 produced 200+ paintings 15 etchings hundreds of drawings 13 public altarpieces Employed dramatic contrasts of light & shade virtuoso brushwork …

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2023-01-08

Born Albert Bierstadt German American of the American West Best known for lavish sweeping meticulously detailed landscapes imbued with feel & style glowing lighting Foremost painter of these landscapes for rest of 19th-century …

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2023-01-07

1645: Parliamentarians formed the New Model Army to fight the Royalists in the English Civil War. Its soldiers, many of whom held radical and dissenting views, were full-time professionals rather than part-time militia.

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2023-01-06