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1st description of the Southern Brown Bandicoot (Porculine Opossum): "the animal bears a distant resemblance to a pig in miniature", Shaw 1797. https://t.co/arKNhZezba Via @museumsvictoria & @BioDivLibrary
Bona domenega with a portrait of a Venetian noble by Paolo Veronese. This was a member of the Soranzo family on of the ruling class who ran the Venetian Republic from 1297–1797. @antonio_venier @MrStevenMoore @luisella_romeo
Simple, classic, and elegant. Beautiful fashion plate c1797. #fashionhistory #rendering #design #history #antique