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Some years ago I was so fascinated (and still I am!) by the #publications about #scientific #expeditions in the #19thcentury, that I made my own.
In my head.
Destination: #Paneca!
Happy St. George’s Day
St George fighting the Dragon
Edward Burne-Jones 1833-1898. Drawing on paper.
#stgeorgesday #patronsaint #england #dragon #georgeandthedragon #19thcentury #edwardburnejones #britishmuseum #preraphaelite #art #artist #drawing #sketch #myth #mythology #legend
Wedding season is coming up - a throwback to the 18thc. w/Rebecca Tailer #Spitalfields #silk #damask (silk design by #Garthwaite) 1747 #wedding #dress worn in #Boston 19thc alters. but condition is excellent @MHS1791 @AnneBen42913701 @sarageorgini
Snake Tales from 19th-Century America https://t.co/TVxS59G2FG via @shannonselin #history #Napoleon #snakes #19thcentury
2 May "Tilemania: Collecting and copying 'Persian' tiles in the late 19thC" Melanie Gibson @gingkolibrary @LeightonHouse_ @ArtHistoryYork all welcome @CourtauldRes @ArtHistoryStA @OxfordArtHist @HoArt_cambridge @FAHACS @ArtHistoryUoM @UCLHoA @SOASArts Tixs https://t.co/EDq0GAqzoP
Did you know that the tradition of sending #Easter #postcards started at the end of the #19thcentury and that initially #monochrome as well as #coloured cards were printed? But you can't get brighter than our selection! Just take a look! https://t.co/LApP9flfiz
Snake Tales from 19th-Century America (with a #Bonaparte connection). New on the blog https://t.co/8eJX2qS9cE #snake #snakes #19thC
From our Archive: Eliza Cubitt discusses gossip in two late-Victorian narratives—by Arthur Morrison and W. Somerset Maugham—a period where oral gossip was defined as negative, female, and played a critical role in regulating behaviour #long19thcentury https://t.co/LUdLAq3U6T
RT @dreamerbook: Les fêtes galantes – Bac
see more here https://t.co/SNPjqcozb0
#cartoonist #19thc #Paris
RT @historecipes: Rachel Rich on the heroines of 19thC cookbooks: https://t.co/y2G2BLQH3o #histfood #cookbooks
#AuctionResults: This unusual #early19thcentury portrait miniature depicting husband, wife and six children, sold for £680. For more information see our sale results using this link: https://t.co/Q7GdUcKEhD
Cholera and Its Suggested Remedies in the Mid 1800s https://t.co/QxZhawcUd9 #cholera #medhist #19thcentury
[ENG] Inspiration of the Day: Edward Robert Hughes (14 September 1832 - 14 May 1908)
He is one of my favorite Pre-Raphaelite / Symbolist painters.
#edwardroberthughes #preraphaelite #preraphaelitebrotherhood #symbolist #painting #england #art #underrated #19thcenturyart
#Mermaids in #19thCentury History by @MimiMatthewsEsq... #twitterstorians https://t.co/Tuq1yxjLCK
"Lighthouse at Sunset" is a painting by American artist Francis A. Silva, a representative of American Luminism. He specialized in marine painting and made several trips along the Hudson River to find motifs for his art.
#dailydoseofart #19thcentury #americanart #luminism #sunset
"Aurora Triumphans" is a painting by English artist Evelyn De Morgan, featuring the Roman goddess of dawn Aurora, covered with draped ropes of pink roses, that breaks the shackles of Night, who swirls away a black cloak.
#dailydoseofart #PreRaphaelite #19thcentury #womensart
William Bennett (aka The Black Prince) was the first officer in charge of The Salvation Army's Clapton Training Home in 1882 & trained cadets for 30 years from this point onward. Here he is with his violin in the late 19thC.
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#MusicMonday #SalvationArmy #archives #violin
Gorgeous #toile from my #studycollection depicting a charming Elizabethan scene. Once part of a larger quilt. Linen backing and wool batting. Gift from a dear friend. #19thc #textiles #materialculture
19thC Midwesterner John M. Roberts spent his life farming but was trained as a lithographer - as his #diaries show. Alongside records of farm life, Roberts included sketches of towns in IL, like Galesburg, site of this church sketched by Roberts in 1851. https://t.co/Ex0DPx4rAg
"The Portrait Painter" by the German artist Carl Spitzweg shows a painter standing proudly in front of his picture on the easel, while his model in Spanish costume sits on a pedestal. From the window sill a small bird looks into the studio.
#arthistory #19thcentury #romanticism