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Sir Robert Rawlinson was born #onthisday 1810. #Liverpool docks and waterworks, Crimea Sanitary Commission #sanitation Download his ICE obituary free at https://t.co/phLEFp0Tdv
Died #OnThisDay in 1818: French painter #AnneVallayerCoster (1744-1818)
Portrait of a violinist, 1773
#VallayerCoster #WomenArtists
#OnThisDay in 1824, tightrope walker and acrobat Charles Blondin was born.
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Born #OnThisDay in 1690: #AlexeiPetrovich, Tsarevich of Russia (1690-1718), son of Tsar #PetertheGreat
Portrait by Johann Gottfried Tannauer (1680-1733), ca. 1710-5
#Romanov
Baptised #OnThisDay in 1622: Dutch painter Carel #Fabritius (1622-54)
Portrait of a Lady in profile, ca. 1644
#DelftSchool #DutchArt
#OnThisDay in 2017, Zootopia won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film of 2016! Happy 3 year anniversary!
The Third Class Carriage, a piece that served as a commentary on life in France in the 19th century, famously produced by Honore #Daumier who was born #onthisday in 1808.
Who is your favorite #artist that has done works offering commentary on social and political life?
Born #onthisday1863 Joaquín Sorolla king of the Spanish Sun for his dexterous representation of #portraitist & #landscape & monumental works with social & historical themes under Spain’s iconic bright sunlight & sunlit water won Medal of Honour 1900 Paris Universal Exposition
Died #OnThisDay 26Feb1789 Famous #racehorse Eclipse. He was unbeaten, won 18 races, and had amazing proportions. Eclipse was also termed a “thick-winded horse, and puffed and roared so as to be heard at a considerable distance.” https://t.co/4EAeAof0K0 #18thcentury
Today in #history: Valentinian I is proclaimed Roman Emperor. (364 CE) #OnThisDay
Image: Siren-Com
Today we're celebrating Honoré Daumier, born #onthisday in 1808! The artist is well-known for his prints caricaturing modern French life and contemporary politics. https://t.co/Q6Fm2AHk2g
Born #OnThisDay in 1746: #MariaAmaliaofAustria (1746-1804), Duchess of Parma, daughter of #EmpressMariaTheresa
Portrait by Carlo Angelo dal Verme (1748-1824), 1772
#Habsburg
Galleria nazionale di Parma
Born #OnThisDay in 1746: #MariaAmaliaofAustria (1746-1804), Duchess of Parma, daughter of #EmpressMariaTheresa
Portrait by Jean-Étienne #Liotard (1702-89), 1762
#Habsburg
Born #OnThisDay in 1841: French Impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste #Renoir (1841-1919)
Portrait of Mademoiselle Hélène Grimprel, 1880
#FrenchArt #Impressionism #ChildrenInArt
Born #OnThisDay in 1841: French Impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste #Renoir (1841-1919)
Portrait of Alphonsine Fournaise, 1880-1
#FrenchArt #Impressionism
Born #OnThisDay in 1841: French Impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste #Renoir (1841-1919)
Portrait of Mlle Charlotte Berthier, 1883
#FrenchArt #Impressionism
Happy birthday to Pierre-Auguste Renoir, the subject of our great exhibition last summer, and a fixture in our permanent collection galleries. Here are a few works by Renoir, on view now at the Clark! #onthisday #renoir #intheberkshires
Today in #history: Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor. (138 CE) #OnThisDay
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Born #OnThisDay in 1841: French Impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste #Renoir (1841-1919)
Portrait of Tilla Durieux (Ottilie Godeffroy, 1880-1971), 1914
#FrenchArt #Impressionism