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Amongst his most famous works is his Interior of the Irish House of Commons (Ireland had its own Parliament with only Protestant aristocrats represented), 1780. Travellers Resting on a Country Road (c1784) & Pastoral Scene (nd)
#SackBackSaturday #historianonholiday @HistDeerfield
Sumptuous #sackback robe of woven #silk w/ #passementerie, self fabric #robings; textile poss. from #Amsterdam, made in #England, 1735-40 altered c1780. Now on view #FlyntCenter Curated by #NedLazaro #gorgeousgeorgians
PUSS IN BOOTS Renowned animal trickster; popularised in Perrault in the C17th as Le Chat Botté, in English in Mother Goose, 1780. This con cat shares many of the features of a household fairy including a desire for boots which could represent seven-league boots #FolkoreThursday
The Dutchess of Devonshire's gossip guide to the 18th century, Ladies Fashion Edition, 1780.
Portrait of the Frankland sisters by John Hoppner gives an idea of the styles of 1795. Hoppner achieved fame as a brilliant colorist and first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1780. #arthistory #fashionhistory
#Hoppner
"We are a nation of laws, not of men." John Adams, 1780.
From @BennettCartoons
#Vote #SeparationofPowers #Immigration #Constitution #ExecutiveOrder
‘A Highland Dance’ by David Allen, 1780. // Laura teaches Wes how to dance the Gay Gordons, #loveisland, 2018.
In honor of #caturday, here's a joyfully awkward cat on a #FashionPlate from Galerie des Modes et Costumes Français, 1780. The catmom wears a Polish-style caraco dress of vermicelli toile. Art by Pierre-Thomas LeClère. #meow
The Salon du Dessin is thrilled to host an exceptional #exhibition of 38 #drawings from the extensive archive of Maison #Chaumet - famous Parisian #jeweller since 1780. This 1908 design of a tiara for Gertrude Vanderbilt is included. 21-26 Mar 2018, Palais Brongniart
Portrait of Maria Eardley (1743-1794) in a wooded landscape, England ca 1780. The wealthy lady is wearing an exquisite silk gown, fine lacework, a bluish shawl etc. (Oil on canvas by Thomas Gainsborough, 1727-1788). Via: @NatMus_SWE .
Joseph Highmore.1692-1780. Academy Study of a Male Nude. Tate Gallery. London.
2) Detail, Woman’s #chintz #jacket #textile fr. India c. 1750; jacket, #European, c.1750; remade c.1780. from excellent #printedtextiles exhibit @colonialwmsburg @kneelhurst
The Prophet Splits the Moon. Deccan, 1780. Simon Ray. @ambrin_hayat @DalrympleWill @Chemburstudio