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C19th illustrations of sea creatures from 'Life Beneath the Waves', a description of the Aquarium, published in 1871. Do you have childhood memories of a visit to the Aquarium?

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2021-01-27

Cattleya Orchid and Three Hummingbirds, 1871.⠀
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One of several hummingbird / orchid paintings by Martin Johnson Heade. This and a couple of other Heade works available as prints in our online shop here: https://t.co/VHH9GF9U3j

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2021-01-27

“The Father of the Cat Fancy", British artist Harrison Weir (1824–1906), organised the First Crystal Palace Cat Show held on 13 July 1871. It was a big success with 20,000 cat-loving spectators. The 2nd show was on 16 Dec. 1871. Weir's illustrations of winning felines

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2021-01-02

Panorama of Chicago after the fire of 1871. And 1871 illustration from Harper's Magazine depicting Mrs. O'Leary milking the cow - the supposed origin of a fire. Around 17500 buildings burnt down.

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2020-12-07

Photo of princess Sutematsu Oyama (1860 - 1919) and her Ukiyoe (lady in black) in "Ladies' Charity Party at the Rokumeikan" (於鹿鳴館貴婦人慈善会之図) by Yōshū Chikanobu. She was the first Japanese woman to receive a college degree and studied in the US for 10 years from 1871.

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2020-11-10

Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There 1871.

I wanted to do an homage to the Through the Looking Glass, as well as experiment a little with art nouveau style.

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2020-11-05

“The principle factor in my success has been an absolute desire to draw constantly. I never decided to be an artist. Simply, I couldn't stop myself from drawing. I drew for my own pleasure."
- Winsor McCay, who was born in 1871. A pioneer in animation & comic strips

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2020-09-26

born 1871. American painter and etcher.

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🖼️"The Lafayette",1927: Wahooart
🖼️"Hotel Dance, Santa Fe", 1919: PaintingStar

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2020-08-02

"The Burdens of Fashion" cartoon, published in Punch on March 25, 1871.

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2020-07-07

🌏 The mammals of Australia: .
Sydney: Thomas Richards, government printer, 1871.
https://t.co/rDhAJY87zy

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2020-05-26

Berthe Morisot - Portrait of Edma Pontillon née Morisot (the artist's sister) ,1871.

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2020-03-20

Ivan Shishkin (Ива́н Ива́нович Ши́шкин; 1832-1898), Evening, 1871.

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2020-02-20

Paul Cézanne - La Promenade, 1871. OIl on canvas, 58.2 x 45.8 cm. (23 x 18 in.). @ Sotheby's Images, London

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2020-02-12

Narwhal in the 'Sea and its wonders' by Mary & Elizabeth Kirby, 1871. One of the featured in blog on 'Women and the blue planet' on the contributions of women to the development of marine zoology: https://t.co/GutUNOdazU.

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2019-11-30

The Chicago Fire began on this day in 1871. Students learn about other man-made disasters at https://t.co/6O3deGOFbz

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2019-10-09

Estudio de un Martín pescador.
Acuarela y grafito sobre papel.
John Ruskin. 1871.

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2019-08-25

We're taking back to the very first extinct vertebrates on exhibit at the : plaster casts of a ground sloth (Megatherium) and glyptodont (Glyptodon) on exhibit in 1871. Today, you can come see the real deal in

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2019-08-10

Margaret E. Knigh patentó casi 30 inventos, destacando entre ellos una máquina que doblaba automáticamente las bolsas de papel que registró en 1871.

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2019-07-22

Alexandre-Georges-Henri Regnault.1843-1871. Thetis Brings the Arms Forged by Vulcan to Achilles.1866.

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2019-05-24

The Duck-billed Platypus, illustrated by Miss Harriett Scott & Mrs Helena Forde. Krefft's "The mammals of Australia" 1871. https://t.co/xQryDY8RuP via

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2019-04-28