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"The 1821 Derby at Epsom" is a painting by French artist Théodore Géricault, showing the Derby of that year. He was fascinated by horses and worked at the imperial stables, where he had the opportunity to study in detail and made numerous portraits.

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2019-08-02

in 1813, Laura Secord learned of a planned U.S. attack, convincing her to travel more than 30 kilometres to warn British, Canadian and First Nation forces fighting during the War of 1812.

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2019-06-21

"Red Rocks Near Pont Aven" is a painting by Irish artist Roderic O'Conor, who spent much of his later career in Paris. He was a friend of Paul Gauguin and his work with contrasting colours is also influenced by Vincent Van Gogh.

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2019-06-09

The Leicester Square panorama opened in London on May 25, 1793. Panoramas were a popular form of entertainment in the late 18th and early 19th centuries https://t.co/ov9Qc16ozc

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2019-05-26

From our Archive: Eliza Cubitt discusses gossip in two late-Victorian narratives—by Arthur Morrison and W. Somerset Maugham—a period where oral gossip was defined as negative, female, and played a critical role in regulating behaviour https://t.co/LUdLAq3U6T

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2019-04-02

"Lighthouse at Sunset" is a painting by American artist Francis A. Silva, a representative of American Luminism. He specialized in marine painting and made several trips along the Hudson River to find motifs for his art.

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2019-03-07

"Aurora Triumphans" is a painting by English artist Evelyn De Morgan, featuring the Roman goddess of dawn Aurora, covered with draped ropes of pink roses, that breaks the shackles of Night, who swirls away a black cloak.

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2019-03-06

"The Portrait Painter" by the German artist Carl Spitzweg shows a painter standing proudly in front of his picture on the easel, while his model in Spanish costume sits on a pedestal. From the window sill a small bird looks into the studio.

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2019-02-19

Sketch bust of my france oc during franco-prussian war 😀

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2019-01-29

Bicycle Face – A Fictitious Disease of the 1800s. Learn more. https://t.co/6lsFaatmAr

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2019-01-12