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Edinburgh surgeon Andrew Fyfe was born #OTD 1752. Fyfe was an exceptional anatomist & illustrator, although was described by Sir Astley Cooper as “a horrid lecturer” (Illustration from 'Anatomy of the Human Body', 1814)
Indian soldier of Tipu Sultan's army,
using his rocket as a flagstaff
By Robert Home (1752-1834)
Madras, c. 1793-4
https://t.co/izpJtFvo22
© Victoria and Albert Museum, London
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July weather ruled by Sirius & madness of the Dog Days:
"King Sol has now got Sirius for his page:
Some heads go wrong & others madly rage
Which robs them of Reason, Wealth & Time,
Oft Murder too – yet most wink at the Crime"
(Moore’s Almanac 1752)
#FolkloreThursday #Prophecy
スタブ・B・イング 1752~1798
彼の死は衝撃的だった。何より彼自身にとって。
#Minecraft #Minecraft建築コミュ
1645年頃の松阪と1752年頃の松阪。100 年の間に異常なほどの隅違いが生じています。
ちな氏郷が松阪を町割したのは1588~1589年
The phrase "I'm all ears" originated in the 18th century. One of the first recorded uses of the phrase is in an edition of The London Magazine from 1752:
"Now we’re all ears while —- sings."
Antonio CORRADINI
(Italia, 1668 -1752).
“Pudicizia”, 1752
Capella Sansevero, Napoli
#sculpture #marble
Join our 1pm talk today on 'Pastoral Pleasures at the Court of France' - a free talk in the galleries - all welcome!
[image: Jean-Honoré Fragonard, The Musical Contest
France, c. 1749-1752]
Plates from William Smellie's 'Theory and Practice of Midwifery' (1752). Smellie, a Lanarkshire-born 'man-midwife' was known for pioneering a scientific approach to midwifery and developing safer obstetrical forceps #InternationalDayoftheMidwife #IDM2019 #18thcentury
Sarah Deshon (born 1752), daughter of John Deshon, a New London ship captain with ties to the Caribbean who later operated as a privateer, painted by William Johnston in 1767 #newlondon #vastearlyamerica #portrait #painting #connecticut #newengland #colo… https://t.co/6oy9k76mlZ
25 March. Lady Day: The Annunciation, when Angel Gabriel revealed Mary would bear Jesus, therefore 9 months till Christmas.
Till 1752 the first day of the year. A vestige remains in UK tax year starting 6 April (New Lady Day) adjusted for 11 days loss at the calendar change.
"Ruins of Paestum near Salerno: The Three Temples" by John Robert Cozens (1752–1799). Gallery Oldham.
Hen Harrier (Z1752) #bird #birding #Ulf4mar19 #drawing #paintings #worldofartists #birddrawing #animalelite #painting
'The Setting of the Sun' by François Boucher(1752) #baroque #rococo #arts #oilpainting #myths #myth #artnet #artlover #artlovers #painting #paintings #artlife #spiritual #spirituality #artmuseum #museum #museums #artmuseums #baroqueart #classic #classical #rococoart
承前)フランス王室の音楽愛好三姉妹のひとりアンリエット王女(1727-1752)も、愛奏楽器はヴィオルすなわちヴィオラ・ダ・ガンバでしたしね…マレが亡くなる前年生まれ。
フランスでは古典派期にもパルドゥシュ・ド・ヴィオルというヴァイオリンの音域まで弾けるガンバも流行してました #古楽の楽しみ
21 January Feast of St Agnes
Eclipses are and have been ever looked upon as Ominous to Mankind, as denoting Revolutions of States and Kingdoms, Deaths of Illustrious Persons, Wars, Pestilence, and diverse other Calamities. (Almanack,1752)
#predictions #EclipseLunar
15 January. The Voice of the Stars:
“All publick Negotiations are at a Stand, and the Minds of the people in general are filled with ambiguous Thoughts about the Events of this Year’s Transactions.” Old Moore 1752
#predictions #almanac #Timeless #DejaVu
Oh, be careful! I think this cat it up to no good!...
(See tweet above)
Art by French artist Jean Frédéric Schall (1752-1825).