To this very day I get likes on my five-year-old Amnesia Danny drawings that I still love. Shout-out to my problematic (exceedingly problematic) 1840s favorite ☺️🗡️

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MAY 10, 1837: Banks in New York City announced they would no longer redeem commercial paper in specie at full face value, creating a financial crisis and depression that lasted until the mid-1840s. https://t.co/7YAm1tkhXm

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Ok, a couple of American prairie fire paintings, beginning with "The Trapper's Defense. Fire Fights Fire" from the 1840s. They are lighting an escape fire and will use the burned patch to survive the wildfire. Note the transfer of fire technique from the Native American.

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Born in 1809: Russian writer of Ukrainian origin (1809-52)

Portrait by (1812-74), ca. 1840s

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Born in 1801: (1801-55), Queen of Sardinia as spouse of

Portrait by an Unknown Artist, ca. 1840s

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”Bunting and lilies” 1830s–1840s
by Utagawa Hiroshige

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In the 1840s, when postal rates in Britain became standardized, commercially produced Valentine cards began to grow in popularity. The cards were flat paper sheets, often printed with colored illustrations and embossed borders.

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In the 1840s, there were rare plants, such as a remarkable Dombeya Ameliae (Redouté), but also oleanders and a small rose garden in the at the Ducale,

La Reale aranciera, 1857, G. Carmignani
The Royal Orangery

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Around the world in 80 paintings:

On day 5 we're taking in the views of Bregenz in Austria captured by JMW Turner in the 1840s

Sir Michael Sadler bought this work and donated it to the Cooper Gallery in memory of his parents who had lived and worked in Barnsley.

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de 1809 nacía Edgar Allan Poe, uno de los personajes incluidos por los en su Lista de Inmortales de los años 1840s. De otras inspiraciones literarias hablamos en .Y ilustró varios de los poemas de Poe

https://t.co/EamoLr5e3d

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Just added: William Bollaert travel diaries in the Republic of Texas, 1840s

[portrait: https://t.co/LIap8HjUWT]

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”A View of Timber Yards from a Bridge” late 1840s
by Utagawa Hiroshige

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a wip before i go to sleep;; and bruhhh to think that i wanted to make a background for this when already i am tiredddd
and yeah 1840s won the poll and tbh it was a great idea

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Charles Dickens' Books series had five novellas published in the 1840s--all had social and moral messages.⁠ "The Chimes: A Goblin Story of Some Bells that Rang an Old Year Out and a New Year In" was published in 1844.

Read it in HaithiTrust:
https://t.co/x4kwPvqHbs

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Born Thomas Couture French history & teacher exhibited historical & genre pictures at Salon de Paris won several medals Innovative technique garnered significant & drew Government & Church commissions for murals during late 1840s to 1850s

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PAINTING OF THE DAY: DISMAL SWAMP, 1840 by George Washington Mark

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Spoiled lil girl from 1840s✨ she was a child prodigy and her only friend was her rabbit doll🐰

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”Tobiuo and Ishimochi Fish” 1840s
by Utagawa Hiroshige

from the series Uozukushi (Every Variety of Fish)

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is a striking Irish language debut from Tom Sullivan, capturing the desperation of the 1840s potato famine.

Watch Arracht on now and join for a special Q+A with the team behind it on Tuesday 17 Nov, 2pm. ➡️ https://t.co/sOe4UjKEWI

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Next up in my trolling through history series- 1840s! This scribble is based off a fashion plate from 1847!
Branch is such a gentleman!

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