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Recently rediscovered van Dyck back on the market . It was sold Paris in 2010 under an attribution to 17thc Flemish School.

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2019-06-11

Born in Leicestershire in 1636, a child named George eventually turned out to be "Jane". Read about her intriguing life on our blog...
https://t.co/u0OzI98PEu

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2019-06-10

The colour most people associate with Oliver is black, by the way he is depicted in films. In reality are no portraits of him wearing black (& few descriptions) as it was an expensive dye, so Charles I is more commonly shown wearing it!

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2019-05-16

15 May 1660, Parliament passed Acts of Attainder against Oliver Cromwell, John Bradshaw, Henry Ireton and Thomas Pride in preparation for the return of Charles II. Given that all four men were already long dead they weren't terribly aware of this...

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2019-05-15

What was it like to live in the Join me February 7th at ESU in New York as I tell the story of the Keeper's Wife.

https://t.co/vbjDbC28BR …

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2019-01-25

"Mundus Subterraneus". Inspired by an accident in Mt. Vesuvius, 17thC explorer A.Kircher wrote the 1st book explaining geysers, & underground "lakes of fire & water". "the whole Earth is not solid but everywhere gaping, & hollowed with empty rooms and spaces, & hidden burrows.”

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2019-01-23

9 January 1649 1st meeting of High Court of Justice to discuss procedure for trial of Charles I. 54 of 135 commissioners nominated attend, 4 lawyers named to conduct the prosecution: William Steele, Isaac Dorislaus, John Aske & John Cooke (pictured) 17thCentury

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2019-01-08

Fun event last night for 'Rembrandt & Saskia: Love in Golden Age'. This rich & poignant exhibition examines 17thC courtship, marriage & widowhood thr celebrated artist & wife. Part of (350 anniversary of death)
https://t.co/jrQlYYuf0P

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2018-11-24

We’ve added two more exquisite items today, loaned to us as part of our exhibit. They are portrait miniatures of Oliver and Henry Ireton by the circle of Samuel Cooper. These were last publicly displayed in 1866.

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2018-11-04

favourite residence of Sir Alexander Seton, Lord Chancellor of in early 17thC. No remains left, associated demolished 1965 during building of Maps courtesy of https://t.co/gaSAfj26Cl

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2018-08-22

James Francis Edward Stuart, the legitimate Catholic heir to the Stuart throne, was born 10 June 1688 to Mary of Modena & James VII/II in St. James's Palace. A birth that ignited a revolution...

🎨 Gennari/Belle; 🏛️ NPG/Bridgeman.

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2018-06-09

🎨 Hendrik de Clerck: "Mars and Venus Surprised by Vulcan, Cupid and Apollo", 1600.
🏛️ Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, Florida.

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2018-05-28

Unusual engraving of from our collection, as it's cribbed from Van Dyck's famous portrait of Artistic conventions meant there are copies of certain styles, the equivalent of Photoshop-ing someone's head onto another portrait.

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2018-05-02

Christian Egenolff’s 17thc herbal. Egenolff was a publisher, not a botanical writer, and pirated many of his works from other authors. It was written that there were none who had "more of the crassest errors than those published by Egenolff".

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2018-05-02

A stunning sculpture of Maria Cerri Capranica, a 22yo Italian beauty w/ many fashionable details: elaborate lace collar, long strand of pearls, and ringlets are also seen in Van Dyck's portrait of Henrietta Maria (1632).

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2018-03-01

Allegory of Astronomy (17thC), from the set of seven engravings, The Seven Liberal Arts (Artes Liberales) by Gilles Rousselet (French, 1610–1686); Davison Art Center https://t.co/EcdEVapoob

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2017-12-18

1648 Lord Grey is the most prominent MP involved in army support to expel moderates and guarantee action against Charles I.
https://t.co/WFcD2o0OYn

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2017-12-06

What lies beneath? Cleaning of this painting from reveals a shadowy figure lurking where a cherub is seen in a 17thC mezzotint

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2017-11-09

A detail of the mural depicting the 17thC Gardens at Doneraile Court. Doneraile. Co.Cork.

https://t.co/uQ00ZuDQpW

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2017-09-09