British General John William Gordon, Pompeo Girolamo Batoni (25 January 1708 – 4 February 1787), Italian

Major-General Sir John William Gordon (4 November 1814 – 8 February 1870) was a British Army officer and Inspector-General of Engineers.

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Taras Shevchenko (1814-1861) was not only the poet whose works paved a future for Ukrainian as a literary language, but also a painter in his own right.

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Truth Rescued by Time, Witnessed by History, 1814

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Day 7 - G is for gladioli!

↙️ Gladiolus carneus (painted lady)
👨‍🎨Sydenham Edwards, c.1814

↘️Gladiolus dalenii (dragon's head lily)
👩‍🎨Caroline Maria Applebee, 1833

© RHS Lindley collection

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Lady Monique de Guerre (1793-1872)

This portrait was painted since 1813 and finished since 1814. This portrait was restored in 2015. It is rare to see a purple fabric in a portrait since purple is used for royalty and higher nobility. Monique was descended from Louis XIV (cont.)

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On this day in 1814, 1,600 British and Indian soldiers clashed with 600 Goorkhas at the battle of Kalunga. Read the full story of the famous battle of the Anglo-Nepal war below 👇https://t.co/Ke5cNGgRKQ

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Happy birthday Amsterdam!

Kermis op de Nieuwmarkt te Amsterdam
Kermesse à Amsterdam
Charles Rochussen (1814-1894)

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Marie-Louise O'Murphy (21 Oct 1737 Rouen-11 Dec 1814 Paris). One of lesser mistresses (petites maîtresses) of King Louis XV of France. Paternal grandfather & grandmother moved to Normandy from Ireland. Followed James II to Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye. https://t.co/WN16MSceoH

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Θεόδωρος Π. Βρυζάκης (Θήβα, 19 Οκτωβρίου 1814 – Μόναχο, 6 Δεκεμβρίου 1878) ήταν ένας από τους κορυφαίους Έλληνες ζωγράφους του 19ου αιώναLord Byron at Missolonghi

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Καλημέρα..Θεόδωρος Π. Βρυζάκης (Θήβα, 19 Οκτωβρίου 1814 – Μόναχο, 6 Δεκεμβρίου 1878) ήταν ένας από τους κορυφαίους Έλληνες ζωγράφους του 19ου αιώνα..Epanastasi

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Initially he painted landscapes before, as his reputation grew, he turned to genre by 1808. His first works were shown at the 1804 RA exhibition. Suffolk Landscape (c1810), John Varley (1814) & Horses (1816). Varley was his brother-in-law.

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It’s so please enjoy these views of the brain! From the beautiful ‘Anatomy of the Human Body’ by Edinburgh anatomist-illustrator Andrew Fyfe, published in 1814

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Truth Rescued by Time, Witnessed by History, 1814

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On this day in 1814, a legion of diplomats descend onto Vienna to map out post-Napoleonic Europe and (hopefully) prevent future wars. Their new world order will be temporarily upended six months later after Bonaparte escapes from Elba.

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The 1814 - Boombox Basher! Time for an explosive knock out! Equip these gauntlets and unleash a fury of punches that result in a small bomb going off!

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