One of the most significant seasonal traditions to emerge from the Victorian era is the Christmas card. It was Sir Henry Cole, the first director of the V&A, who introduced the idea of the Christmas card in 1843.

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Dickens's Ghost of Christmas Present, by John Leech, 1843, a version of Father Christmas & dressed in green: https://t.co/O7kaSZf4j3

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Here are some paintings by Polish artist Henryk Siemiradzki (24 October 1843 – 23 August 1902), who was known for his depictions of scenes from the ancient Greco-Roman world.

Part one

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December 19, 1843
Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” is firstly edited in London, with illustrations by John Leech.

First edition cover and title page
Ebenezer Scrooge and Marley’s Ghost
Scrooge and Bob Cratchit or The Christmas Bowl

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The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come. John Leech’s illustration for Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, 1843.

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– Civil servant Sir Henry Cole created the first commercial Christmas card in 1843 and is held to honour him. 💌

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Today is international Christmas card day. do you send Christmas cards? 💌

Fun fact: The first Christmas card was sent in 1843.🎄

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London Town (1883) by Thomas Crane (1843–1903) & Ellen Houghton (1853-1922). Westminster Abbey, the British Museum and London Underground

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🦃 Les pigeons / par Madame Knip, née Pauline de Courcelles ; le texte par C.J. Themminck [i.e. Temminck]
Paris: Chez Mme. Knip: [1838-1843?]
https://t.co/eHdbkiHcBk

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🐚 Conchologia iconica, or, Illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals
London: Reeve, Brothers, 1843-1878.
https://t.co/uQh59upUQq

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Working from home isn't a new idea. Thomas Hood's Song of the Shirt, 1843 - Victorian remote working. https://t.co/17ICAsZn5s https://t.co/wHS1Wfw2Zy

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イギリスの植物学者フッカーが 1840 年代初頭にタスマニア島に滞在して描いた植物画 (https://t.co/O8t7DQpMLK)。彼は 1843 年にイギリスに帰国してすぐにチャールズ・ダーウィンと親しくなり、長きに渡る友情を築くことになります。

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Buckling up for another night shift - meanwhile - 4 from Flora Antarctica : The Botany of the Antarctic Voyage of H.M. Discovery Ships Erebus and Terror in the years 1839–1843, under the Command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross - illustrated by Walter Hood Fitch (1817 - 1892)

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Thomas Cole, The Tempter, 1843, Oil on canvas

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By Matsumura Keibun (1779 - 1843)

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🌄 The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. discovery ships Erebus and Terror in the Years 1839-1843. v.1. plates
London: Reeve Brothers, 1844-60.
https://t.co/tZAw9MdnmO

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Naiads (in Greek myth, a type of female spirit, or nymph, presiding over bodies of fresh water.) in art.

1) Ettore Tito (1859 - 1941), Italian
2) Gioacchino Pagliei (1852 - 1896), Italian
3) Henryk Siemiradzki (1843 - 1902), Polish
4) Paul Emile Chabas (1869 - 1937), French

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Matsumura Keibun (J松村景文, 1779 -1843)

Birds and peonies

1892

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