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Registered with the Patent Office in 1875: One of William Morris’s most beloved wallpaper designs, the grand “Acanthus.”

Seen here: a sample of the paper and an original design drawing, both from .

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"The admonition to look within has always kept me going. It's when people are copy each other that they don't establish their own as

Claire Falkenstein (1908–1997) in

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Born in 1751: (1751-75), Queen of Denmark & Norway as spouse of King granddaughter of King

Portrait by (1725-76), ca. 1767


Rosenborg Slot

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Born in 1751: (1751-75), Queen of Denmark & Norway as spouse of King granddaughter of King

Portrait with her sister Louisa by (1726-70), 1767

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Born in 1414: (1414-84), Pope as

Portrait by (fl. 1460-80) & (1450-1504), ca. 1473-5

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1588 the Spanish Armada was spotted off The English Fleet under Lord Howard, Sir Francis Drake & Sir John Hawkins, sailed from Plymouth and engaged the Armada the next day starting an epic chase/battle that led to a decisive victory for the English Navy.

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1249 Jacopo Tiepolo, Venetian Doge (1229-1249), first Venetian Duke of Crete & Podestà of Constantinople (twice) passed away and was buried in the church of San Zanipolo.

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July 19, 1897: Fire guts the McKay Flour Mill in New Edinburgh. 📰 Read more ➡️ https://t.co/NFlL9BN5El


[Image: Thomas Burrowes, “McKay’s Mills, New Edinburgh,” 1845, Archives of Ontario, C-1-0-0-0-4]

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July 19 1595, Astronomer Johannes Kepler has an insight that leads to his theory of the geometrical basis of the universe.

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Born in 1736: Spanish painter y Ainsa (1736-1811)

Portrait of Infante Antonio Pascual of Spain (1755-1817), ca. 1760-4

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Born in 1736: Spanish painter y Ainsa (1736-1811)

Portrait of Infante Gabriel of Spain (1752-88), ca. 1760

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Born in 1736: Spanish painter y Ainsa (1736-1811)

Portrait of (1724-60), Queen of Spain, ca. 1760

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1919 a national day of peace was held to mark the end of World War 1. Court hosted a children's sports day & refreshments. In 2019 the event was recreated as part of centenary celebrations. Here's the court on a non-festival day, c.1905

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Giacomo Balla, born in 1871, was an & key proponent of He depicted light, speed, & movement in his works.

📷 Credit: , "Espansione dinamica + velocità (Dynamic expansion + speed)" by 1913.

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Born Edgar Degas French & famous 4 obsessive depiction ballet dancers One of seminal group intrigued by challenge of capturing interplay of light in urban leisure scenes Édouard Manet & Mme. Manet …

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13 years ago, July 18, 2008 - 'The Dark Knight' was released in theaters.

Batman: the animated series & The Dark Knight inspired artwork by https://t.co/tDL1EPvEsX

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Rudolf II was also a notable patron of arts (especially of Northern Mannerist art), humanities & sciences.

Rudolf painted as Vertumnus, Roman God of the seasons, by one of his favourite artists Giuseppe Arcimboldo (1590–91).

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1801 Cdr Matthew Flinders sailed from
Portsmouth in HMS INVESTIGATOR charged with the task of circumnavigating Terra Australis. Which he did, naming many inlets, ports and features. He also pushed for the name to be used to define the land.

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