Redouté Roses. One of the great landmarks among the masterpieces of flower books was definitely set by P.J. Redouté. His fame began to rise when Emperess Josephine Bonaparte hired him in 1798, convinced that only he could fulfill her desire to portrait her beloved flower gardens

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John Bull taking luncheon (1798), commenting on the Royal Navy's 'appetite' for destroying French frigates. Notice Nelson on the right.

Another masterpiece by Gillray

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Two of the muses by French artist Charles Meynier (1768-1832):
1. Polyhymnia (1800)
2. Calliope (1798)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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On this day in 1798, the United Irishmen rise up against British rule. Despite winning a number of engagements, the rebellion is crushed in less than five months. Between 10,000 and 50,000 are killed.

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Edward Jenner FLS, creator of the world’s first vaccine, was born in 1749. His invention of a vaccine for smallpox saved countless lives. He was elected a Fellow of the in 1798 on the strength of his zoological work, especially the nesting habits of cuckoos.

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Utagawa Kuniyoshi.
Japonais, 1798-1861.
Chats en différentes poses, 1840.

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Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes, Los Chinchillas, 1797-1798 https://t.co/78TNxqUtXQ

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Eugène Delacroix, a French artist, was born in 1798. Delacroix is known as one of the most important figures of French Romanticism. Learn more about Delacroix in his profile: https://t.co/4RVe1NYi5Q

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Happy Birthday to French Romantic artist and leader of the French Romantic school, Eugène Delacroix (April 26, 1798 – August 13, 1863). https://t.co/RgdPgxNI07

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On a day like today, French painter Eugène Delacroix was born: April 26, 1798 (d. 1863)
(His passion for the exotic inspired the artists of the Symbolist movement).
“La Liberté guidant le peuple”1830 This painting is one of the most famous in history.

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Today is the anniversary of the birth of Eugène Delacroix (1798-1863), the leading artist of the Romantic movement in France.

Known for painting historical subjects on a grand scale, his compositions are highly charged, full of colour, dramatic movement and emotion.

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Eugene Delcroix was born April 26 1798. His MEDEA gets onto the covers of hundreds of books, but I prefer his OVID IN EXILE. It's a bit too sad, though: I have never understood why Ovid complained so much about retirement on the beautiful Rumanian coast

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[작가] 오늘은 프랑스의 화가 『외젠 들라크루아(Ferdinand Victor Eugène Delacroix)』 가 태어난 날 입니다.
1798.04.26 - 1863.08.13
● Artist CV: https://t.co/c2OBmg67Z8

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Utagawa Kuniyoshi ( 1798 –1861) was one of the last great masters of the Japanese ukiyo-e style of woodblock prints and painting.He was a member of the Utagawa school.

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【グラブル】ぐらぶるっ!1798話 料理を食べて光るサヴァラン https://t.co/iZd3xRTqsG

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【グランブルーファンタジー】【4コマ更新】『ぐらぶるっ!』第1798話「美食家の本能編」を公開いたしました!4コマ見るにはこちら(スマホでアクセス!)⇒ https://t.co/SlHnbPzGW5

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