"Hope" is the thing with feathers —
That perches in the soul —
And sings the tune without the words —
And never stops — at all —
(…)

I've heard it in the chillest land —
And on the strangest Sea —
(…)

──Poetry by Emily Dickinson

Painting: George Frederic Watts "Hope" 1886

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Our new catalogue of British Drawings and Watercolours is now out! See link in bio. The cover lot is this fine view of Clifden in Connemara, Ireland by Andrew Nicholl (1804-1886). The exhibition runs from 28th November until 21st December

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The Earl of Dartmouth, by Henry Charles Seppings Wright - Vanity Fair, 10 October 1895

William Heneage Legge was a British peer and Conservative politician. He served as Vice-Chamberlain of the Household between 1885 and 1886 and again between 1886 and 1891.

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Concept art by production designer Junge, Alfred (1886-1964) for A Matter of Life and Death (1946) Dir Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell.

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Alfonso XIII - Vanity Fair, 21 January 1893

He was King of Spain from 17 May 1886 to 14 April 1931, when the Second Spanish Republic was proclaimed. He was a monarch from birth as his father, Alfonso XII, had died the previous year.

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James Tissot, The Testing of the Suitors of the Holy Virgin (L'épreuve des prétendants au mariage de la sainte Vierge), 1886-1894 https://t.co/TENVhFmhs5

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ラファエル・コラン
1850–1916

《花月 はなづき(フロレアル)》

1886(明治19)年
油彩、カンヴァス
東京藝術大学大学美術館

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Vase with Carnations and Other Flowers, 1886 https://t.co/kcTsiot5eq

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Mich interessiert nicht das Objekt, sondern das, was zwischen mir und dem Objekt passiert.

Claude *14.11.1840 – 5.12.1926

[Selbstporträt, 1886; Sohn Jean 1872 ]

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James Tissot, Jesus Stilling the Tempest (Jésus calmant la tempête), 1886-1894 https://t.co/X4eMyFQUlN

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James Tissot, The Tribute Money (Le denier de César), 1886-1894 https://t.co/gAQi7L2Rim

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James Tissot, The Communion of the Apostles (La communion des apôtres), 1886-1894 https://t.co/xkkHwvdqra

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James Tissot, Jesus Taken from the Cistern (Jésus tiré de la citerne), 1886-1894 https://t.co/7DFUof1OlZ

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Lord Egerton of Tatton, by Carlo Pellegrini - Vanity Fair, 27 November 1886

Wilbraham Egerton was an English Conservative Party politician. A bust of Egerton by Kathleen Shaw is on display at Tatton Park.

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Il ne reste plus que jours pour le Ulule, et c'est l'heure de vous présenter le palier des 16k !! se fera l'honneur d'illustrer une couverture alternative en retournant la jaquette !! Concept artiste de jeux comme Tynikin et haven et auteur de la BD Mutafukaz 1886 !!! https://t.co/zbhL39C6GS

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Sir AK Rollit, by Leslie Ward - Vanity Fair, 9 October 1886

Albert Kaye Rollit was a British politician, lawyer, and businessman. His second wife's jewellery, then valued at £30,000, was stolen by international jewel-thief William Johnson, known as 'Harry the Valet'

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