Eventually captured in 1859, he was welcomed to St Petersburg as an (inter)national hero, being honoured by the Emperor, praised by intellectuals and portrayed by artists, including Denier, one of Russia leading photographers.

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In 1859, an aurora borealis was so large it was visible in Cuba. Painter Frederic Edwin Church witnessed it in New York and painted a depiction. Check out the ’s podcast to learn how the aurora borealis impacted the 1850s. https://t.co/X08f96qPWN (Image: SAAM)

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🌼🍃🌼 Camille Pissarro, went to a forest " (road in a forest), 1859, oil on canvas🌼🍃🌼

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Elizabeth Armstrong Forbes was born in Canada on 12/29/1859, and
active in England, where she opened the Newlyn School of painting with her husband, Stanhope Forbes. Influenced by Whistler (his "Arrangement in Red, Pink & Orange on R) & French Realism. Forbes's "Cherry Ripe"at L.

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On November 24, 1859, Charles Darwin published "On the Origin of Species". This day is now recognized as "Evolution Day"... which explains why atheist children open Santa's presents a month earlier.

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Coastal Landscape with Ships on the Horizon, 1859, Marcus Larson

“The winds of change blow over the sea of hope as we ride the heavens high above.
Forever searching for the isle of dreams, forever looking, forever scanning the horizon.”
― Anthony T. Hincks

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WILLIAM BRADFORD (1823 – 1892, American)
«The wreck of 'Nantucket' after a Storm», dated c. 1860

The 'Nantucket' was a whaling ship that ran aground during the night in 1859, off Nashawena Island.

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Peder Mørk Mønsted (10 December 1859, Balle Mølle – 20 June 1941, Fredensborg) was a Danish realist painter. He is best known for his landscape paintings.

"Springtime at Stenløse Church.", 1919


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Peder Mørk Mønsted (10 December 1859, Balle Mølle – 20 June 1941, Fredensborg) was a Danish realist painter. He is best known for his landscape paintings.

Forest landscape, 1908

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