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"Lord Lonsdale begun the castle 15 years ago – and is gradually finishing it – little seems wanting to complete"
William Lowther (1757–1844), 1st Earl of Lonsdale, MP, patron of arts, art collector.
Inherited the estate and his titles in 1802.
Rebuilt Lowther castle 1806-1818.
アントワーヌ・ヴィールツ / Antoine Wiertz(1806年 - 1865年)ベルギーの画家
《自殺》《早すぎた埋葬》、《麗しのロジーヌ》《飢餓、狂気、犯罪》
Happy birthday to #FranklinSearcher Sir Henry Kellett, born #OTD in Tipperary, in 1806.
He was on #Erebus and #Terror at Greenhithe and watched them sail past Sheerness. And he spent years of his life searching for them, on Herald (1848-50) and Resolute (1852-54).
Goldfish, from the series “Elegant Comparison of Little Treasures", by Kitagawa Utamaro (1753?-1806)
#ukiyoe
Curiosidad. El columpio. Venus y Adonis. 🎨Fragonard. 1732-1806. @quemuant @luiscarden6 @AndrsSaumellLla @russia_art @ampomata @VLevemir @smarucci461 @scastaldi9 @malka8491 @LqdGl @lishao63 @ipe_rosa1 @ceconomou56 @Andreu91418775 @marmelyr @MariangelaSant8 @aleph54
David Scott (28 October 1806 – 5 March 1849) was a Scottish painter.
Kitagawa Utamaro
Kitagawa Utamaro (1753-1806) was a Japanese artist. He is one of the most respected designers of the ukiyo-e woodblock prints. He is best known for his "bijin okubi-e" or large "headed pictures of beautiful woman". Sometimes, Utamaro illustrated books of insects.
Kitagawa Utamaro (1753-1806), an ukiyoe artist, is known for his idealized depictions of beautiful women. #ndldigital https://t.co/tPJQDw8Kzk
Illustrations of new species of exotic butterflies : selected chiefly from the collections of W. Wilson Saunders and William C. Hewitson -1806-1878- ~ https://t.co/n3a8jY5cyt #fungi #butterflies #birds #nature #book #archive #scientificillustration
Trim Castle Co. Meath. Anglo-Norman fortification dating from c.1172 #Ireland
Was also used for filming scenes for "Braveheart".
Print from 1806(BL)
Three Seated Ladies with Lanterns Tea Pot Candle Holder and Stringed Instrument, by Kitagawa Utamaro (c. 1753-1806)
#ukiyoe
Hidden Links https://t.co/6jJSRs9P2x On their first foray 'abroad' after a secret wedding, the Berkeleys run unnervingly into some distinguished company. (Charles James Fox, #British Whig statesman, died #OTD 1806)
Charles James Fox (died #OnThisDay 1806) had been a follower of the marquess of Rockingham alongside Edmund Burke. He & Burke's very public falling out over the French Revolution left Fox in tears when replying to his old friend in #Parliament.
#HistParl
Willem Bartel van der Kooi (1768-1836)
The love letter, 1806.
@rijksmuseum #DutchArt
Happy birthday to educator, activist, and artist Sarah Mapps Douglass, born #onthisday in 1806! Douglass was a founding member of the Philadelphia Female Anti-Slavery Association & a skilled botanical artist. Her paintings are the earliest surviving work signed by a Black woman.
Flowers, with a transcribed anonymous poem, n.d., by #SarahMappsDouglass (American, 1806-1882), who was born #otd (Sept 9). Held by @LibraryCompany; source, @brainpickings, https://t.co/SG0vKLB6F9 #womenartists