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The Battle of Quiberon Bay, 20 November 1759.
Dominic Serres, 1779.
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Greenwich Hospital Collection
Samuel #Johnson’s novel Rasselas (1759) was inspired by the story of Wehni Amba, a mountain in #Ethiopia where male heirs to the throne were kept until they ascended the throne. Portrait of king Bakaffa "the inexorable" who used Wehni & a 17th c chronicles @britishlibrary
#otd 1759, though the British army takes Quebec from the French at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham, General James Wolfe is fatally wounded and dies on the battlefield. Kronheim print in 'Pictures of English History from the Earliest Times' circa 1892 @Mary_Evans
ドイツロマン主義展か〜、というかこの廃墟めっっっちゃ格好いいのだけど…!(ㆁωㆁ*)
Moritz Ludwig von Schwind: “Friedrich Schiller’s(1759-1805): The Passage to Eisenhammer”,
Pierre-Joseph Redouté (1759-1840) est un botaniste, peintre et graveur belge 🇧🇪
Célèbre pour ses aquarelles de fleurs, il est surnommé le Raphaël des fleurs.
Pierre-Joseph Redouté (1759-1840) est un botaniste, peintre, et graveur belge 🇧🇪
Célèbre pour ses aquarelles de fleurs, il est surnommé le Raphaël des fleurs.
#OnThisDay 1759 Admiral Edward Boscawen engaged and defeated a French Fleet at the Battle of Lagos, off Portugal, during the 7 Years War. 2 current @RoyalNavy ships carry the Battle honour today. @HMSPortland and @HMSStAlbans The Cornishman was also the MP for #Truro
Died #OnThisDay 1788 Thomas Gainsborough, unmistakable artist of the #18thcentury. He is supposed to have painted this portrait of William Wollaston c.1759; a decade later Wollaston became MP for #Ipswich. Read more about him below: https://t.co/c3nbkv7eon
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Thomas Gainsborough - The Painter’s Daughters Chasing a Butterfly, c. 1759
For #nationalpuppyday, enjoy Marie-Louise Le Sénéchal d’Auberville (1750-1834) of New Orleans and her fluffy dog. This pastel portrait was likely completed while the sitter lived in France from 1759 to 1764; perhaps the dog accompanied its young mistress… https://t.co/1QAIlSKVPo
Street vendor, the Muffin Man, as depicted over time ~ photo 1910 ■ Punch cartoon 1892 ■'London Cries', 1759 ~ & as source of traditional rhyme:/game:
Oh, do you know the muffin man,
The muffin man, the muffin man,
Do you know the muffin man
Who lives on Drury Lane?
What’s in the Box: People is coming up Thurs, Feb 16! Get up close with our favorite people in the Museum. Best for ages 2-5 & their caregivers. Sessions at 9:15, 10:15, and 11:15. https://t.co/det9AOTqjp
Pictured: "Portrait of a Lady as a Vestal Virgin," 1759, Jean-Marc Nattier
'O, wad some Power the giftie gie us
To see oursels as others see us!
It wad frae monie a blunder free us,
An' foolish notion. ― Robert Burns #BOTD in 1759
A delicate rose illustration drawn by Pierre-Joseph Redouté (1759–1840 )
Download this image: https://t.co/b66AABVqga