Wundersam Gefühl vom Eintritt ins dreysigste Jahr. Und Veränderung mancher GesichtsPunkte.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Weimar, 31. August 1778

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26 Aug 1778 Philadelphia, PA A member of the British Carlisle Commission, George Johnstone is ordered home for attempting to bribe Congressmen Joseph Reed, Robert Morris & Francis Dana. The peace commission ended in failure.

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The 1778 - Shirdal! Another Undo Crew keyblade! Fly high and fast with 's Keyblade!!

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Cousins Dido Elizabeth Belle Lindsay and Lady Elizabeth Murray. Belle is known for her unusual social standing as a Black heiress in 18th century Britain

The portrait is also unique for the way Belle is positioned, showing her as an equal

Portrait by David Martin, c. 1778

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17 août 1778 : Naissance de Johannes Hermanus Koekkoek, peintre allemand

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1778: Papists Act 1778. 1st Act for Catholic Relief. eg granted rights of leasing & inheritance to those who'd taken oath allegiance. Penalty of perpetual imprisonment for keeping a school, repealed! 1st rolling back penal laws https://t.co/rJ2kINH3Cs https://t.co/2mekELNlN7

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10 Aug 1778 Savannah, GA. The government of Georgia appeals to Gen Benjamin Lincoln for military forces to help defend the state from the British, who have seized territory.

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毎年8月16日の夕方、京都では「五山の送り火」が行われます。こちらは、四条派の画家 岡本豊彦(1778-1845)の「大文字」です。

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A beautiful plate from Galerie des Modes et Costumes Français, derailing the latest trends in fashion, 1778

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WATSON AND THE SHARK (1778) is an oil by the painter John Singleton Copley, depicting the rescue of the English boy Brook Watson from a attack in Liz created a version depicting Quint trying to protect Alex Kintner.

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James Barry, William Pitt, Earl of Chatham, 1778 https://t.co/Ns8BbwqXAB

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My favourite image today from the Gallerie des modes et costumes français (1778–85): this 'voluptuous beauty, taking alternately perfect love and ices, while waiting for pleasures more worthy of her...'

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Marie-Madeleine Lachenais (1778-1843). Nicknamed “The President of Two Presidents”, she was regarded as the most politically influential and powerful woman in Haitian history. She was the mistress and political advisor of presidents Alexandre Sabès Pétion and Jean-Pierre Boyer

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John Singleton Copley's Watson and the Shark (1778).

Subject of our latest Collections post: https://t.co/QxaR9Sx69a

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Mrs. Thrale and her Daughter Hester (Queeney), 1778

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For here is (allegedly) the most famous snake as featured in Cleopatra's Suicide- copy of an earlier painting by Jacopo Cestaro (1717–1778) from

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3/3 More family pets: Lady Elizabeth Delmé (w/ extra-big hair), her Children, & their A+ dog, in 1778. By Sir Joshua Reynolds, who always give the animals their due.

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