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Here are the romantic subjects that he indulged in, in his later career. They lack the authenticity of his earlier works but were commercial. The Return from Market (1791), Helena & Bertram (1793), The Comedy of Errors (1794) & Winter (1793-4)
Born #OnThisDay in 1773, Prince #AugustusFrederick of the United Kingdom, Duke of Sussex (1773-1843), son of King #GeorgeIII
Portrait by #Henri-Pierre Danloux (1753-1809), 1794
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Social satire on female differing taste published in #London on December 24th 1794 - one lady sits on a wooden chair, dressed simply with a bonnet tied with a ribbon round her chin & holding a letter, & the other on a sofa, more fashionably dressed, with jewellery & holds a fan.
ハーフリング --(`·ω·´)(゚∀゚)ノ< halfling ゥ! 1794リング目
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Today's #Christmasfact, taken from George Goodwin's 'Christmas Traditions':
"Perhaps surprisingly, the first known image of kissing under the mistletoe is a riotous cartoon of 1794, and the tradition was probably invented at some point during the eighteenth century."
ハーフリング --(`·ω·´)(゚∀゚)ノ< halfling ゥ! 1794リング目
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Henry Fuseli, "Odysseus in front of Scylla and Charybdis", between 1794 and 1796.
November 9, 1802: English painter Thomas Girtin dies in London.
In 1794, Girtin began exhibiting at the Royal Academy. He played a key role in establishing watercolour as a reputable medium of art.
🎨 Thomas Girtin, "Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland", 1797-99
Members of the genus Erica are known by the common names of heath and heather. "Coloured Engravings of Heaths" (1794-1830), by Henry Charles Andrews, was produced amidst England's "Erica-mania". Explore the 4 volumes in #BHLib via @NYBG @mobotgarden ➡️ https://t.co/PbKl8t2WKh
Naturalist Edward Donovan published his 'Natural History of British Birds' 1794-1819. His short-lived London Museum & Institute of Natural History closed in 1817 and his collection auctioned. These illustrations are lovely Georgian illustrations of nests & eggs @BioDivLibrary
Naguma [Nogmov] Shora (Нэгумэ Шорэ: 1794 - 1844), #Kabardian (Circassian) public figure and enlightener, philologist, poet and Alexander #Pushkin (1799 - 1837), Russian poet, playwright, and novelist.
Portrait of Catherine Grey, Lady Manners, Thomas Lawrence, 1794 https://t.co/gOM9AZGQD1 #clevelandart #cmaopenaccess
He served in the 28th Regiment of Foot from 1794-98 seeing action in Flanders and the Netherlands.
On leave in England he found time to transfer to the 7th Light dragoons and elope with his sweetheart! Obvious player!
Odysseus in front of Scylla and Charybdis (1794–1796) by Henry Fuseli
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