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Tax Collectors and an obviously unhappy group of Village Elders.
c1810 #Delhi or #Haryana #CompanyPainting from the #FraserAlbum probably by artist Ghulam Ali Khan, now at @harvartmuseums (?)
@DalrympleWill @ranjona @vijivenkatesh @Peachtreespeaks @dpanikkar @RaiSwatiRai
Pierre-Paul Prud'hon, Love Seduces Innocence, Pleasure Leads Them On, Repentance Follows, c. 1810 https://t.co/uX6vhJfkSA #pierrepaulprudhon
These funny animals come from one of the 10 volumes of the book 'Die Säugethiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen' by the German naturalist Johann Christian Daniel Schreber (1739 - #otd in 1810).
You can find all volumes of the book here: https://t.co/qzCaOAeBVz
Niwa Tokei (丹羽桃渓, 1760-1822)
Nandina berries and wild roses in snow (Setchu nanten to yamabuki)
1810's
Polychrome #woodblockprint with gofun #surimono #japaneseart
The Abbey in the Oakwood, 1810 #friedrich #caspardavidfriedrich
Felice Giani, Project for Ceiling Design Depicting Aurora, 1810–25 https://t.co/tS7fXijjSW #cooperhewittdesignmuseum #museumarchive
Morning in Riesengebirge, 1810 #friedrich #caspardavidfriedrich
On this day in 1810, Sweden declares war on Great Britain. Reluctantly forced into it by Napoleon, Stockholm takes absolutely no military action against the United Kingdom.
(Accordingly, here's a pic from the era of Swedes not fighting.)
Caspar David Friedrich
𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐴𝑏𝑏𝑒𝑦 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑂𝑎𝑘𝑤𝑜𝑜𝑑 1809–10
𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐴𝑏𝑏𝑒𝑦 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑂𝑎𝑘𝑤𝑜𝑜𝑑 was hung directly beneath 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑀𝑜𝑛𝑘 𝑏𝑦 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑆𝑒𝑎 when first shown in the Prussian Academy of Arts exhibition of 1810.
https://t.co/AAOzDEiQxi
Anne-Louis Girodet de Roucy-Trioson, Aurora and Cephalus, c.1810 https://t.co/VIubYK4xIz #museumarchive #cmaopenaccess
New Napoleonicist episode:
I hog the mic for this one, reprising a talk that I did for @OfVedras lecture series on 'Desertion, discipline and dastardly behaviour: crime and punishment in Wellington's army, 1810-11'
🎧https://t.co/xPlsTxzy78
Support: https://t.co/lkQsz8Tcys
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(1748-1810 Swiss)
"Orage Nocturne à Cefalù"
(C. 1800-1805)
Buona Serata 🌠
The Berners Street Hoax of November 1810 began at 5am when the first of 24 chimney sweeps arrived at Mrs Tottingham's door. The numerous pranks initiated by Theodore Hook continued all day. https://t.co/iEc9QU2Wrj #London #history
Greek Light Infantry.
Raised on the Ionian islands 1810, immediately saw action at Leucadia. Stated at Zante with around 800 men.
Hesitant to embark to Sicily, when reviewed there, no field officers (Major & above) were found, described as "indifferent".
Disbanded 24 May 1816
Three Classical Figures, 1810 https://t.co/VcbDgBps4i #thomassully #sully
Born #OnThisDay in 1763: Spanish panter #ZacaríasGonzálezVelázquez (1763-1834)
Self-portrait, ca. 1810-13
#GonzálezVelázquez #SpanishArt