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It's ironic that this 1788 document alludes to the idea of government to be 'administered by men over men' but then again in ancient Greece, I guess demos excluded women and slaves too. Plus ça change...

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2020-11-01

Illness manifests as monsters in this 1788 etching by Thomas Rowlandson; ague (the chills) is an eel-like specimen with long bony fingers, while fever is a furry creature with red eyes. 🦠

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2020-10-22

The Laying of the water main in Tottenham Court Road (1834) by George Scharf (1788–1860). Civil engineering in Victorian London.

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2020-10-20

Johan Christian Dahl (Feb 24, 1788 - Oct 14, 1857, Norwegian)
Frederiksborg Castle, 1817. Frogner Manor, 1842. Dresden, 1844. Vaekero, 1827.

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2020-10-17

5 octobre 1788 Un arrêté du Conseil d’Etat du roi convoque une seconde Assemblée des Notables à pour les consulter sur la meilleure manière de convoquer les du royaume et notamment sur la question du doublement du Tiers.

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2020-10-05

Dresden by Moonlight.

Johann Christian Dahl
1788-1857
Norwegian Artist
Oil on Canvas
New Masters Gallery Dresden Germany.

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2020-09-29

in 1788, Theodore Hook was born.

A noted practical joker, Hook made a bet with a friend in 1810 that he could make any house in London the most talked-about address in a week.

He won the bet by writing thousands of letters in the name of Mrs Tottenham of 54 Berners Street.

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2020-09-22

The Laying of the Water-Main in Tottenham Court Road (1834) by George Scharf (1788–1860).

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2020-09-19

It was the reproduction of her most famous paintings by printmaker Francesco Bartolozzi that Kauffman’s work spread throughout Europe and the US. His 1788 etching of Kauffman’s Cornelia () was a sensation.

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2020-09-16

Arthur Schopenhauer, German philosopher $19.99 Amazon T-shirts https://t.co/6HN6hEwJwC Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860) was a German philosopher born in Poland. His best known work was The World as Will and Representation.

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2020-09-09

Johan Christian Claussen Dahl (Norwegian, 1788 - 1857), Strandparti i måneskin View from Stalheim over Nærødalen ,1836, oil on canvas.

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2020-09-08

in 1707 Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, was born. This French naturalist tried to summarize all human knowledge about the natural world in his work Histoire Naturelle published between 1749-1788, which made him one of the most widely read authors of his time

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2020-09-07

Born Friedrich Wilhelm von Schadow German One of leading of Nazarene movement Signature masterpiece was the Wise and Foolish Virgins Directed internationally acclaimed Dusseldorf School 1826 - 1859 until deposed by naturalism movement

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2020-09-06

The Prisoner (1787-90), Vesuvius (c1788), Sir Richard Arkwright (1789-90) & Arkwright’s Cotton Mills (1790s). Wright moved in the same circles as Arkwright. It was Arkwright who championed the factory system & the Spinning Frame & laid the foundations of mass-production

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2020-09-04

1788. 이돌라 판타시스타 사가 - 클레멘스

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2020-08-27

27Aug1788 Jacques Necker named as French Minister of Finance. He was viewed as the savior of France by many as the country stood on brink of ruin, but his actions could not and did not stop the French Revolution.

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2020-08-27

Dresden by Moonlight by Johan Christian Dahl (1788–1857). Dresden is the capital of the eastern German state of Saxony.

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2020-08-26

How about a cute little Apple Bunny tonight? :) I don't draw these guys enough. :) 1788

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2020-08-23

One last look at the beautiful moon crescent in the velvety blue skies over Norwich tonight before going to bed. Have a quiet and safe night, Twitter peeps.
Giuseppe Canella (1788-1847), Italian artist.
Coastal Landscape, 1840

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2020-08-22

Grazie, Erminio!! Good evening!! :) 😊🌹🌼💐🌺

"Bull Hunting".
🎨 by Francesco Zuccarelli (Italian, 1702–1788).

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2020-08-22