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The Cherub Harvesters by François Boucher, who died #onthisday in 1770. I find them just a little bit terrifying, to be honest. If I saw them, I wouldn’t hang around. #gloriousgeorgians
Happy BDay to Charles II, the Merry Monarch, who celebrated his 30th by claiming the throne.
#OnThisDay #otd #oakappleday #CharlesII
#OnThisDay 1660 Charles II staged his formal entry into #London marking his restoration to the throne.
The event was carefully timed to coincide with his 30th #birthday #OTD1630
#HistParl
#twitterstorians
#OnThisDay 15 years ago, Atelier Iris: Eternal Mana was released in Japan! The first game in the #Playstation 2 Atelier Iris trilogy, Eternal Mana was also the first #Atelier game ever released in North America!
JP Rev: https://t.co/BzlHqM7cJa
NA Rev: https://t.co/5lYuW2XTyJ
27 May 1199: John ‘Lackland’, sole surviving son of King Henry II and brother of Richard Cœur de Lion, is crowned King of England. Much of his reign will be taken up with unsuccessful attempts to assert his hoped-for dominance in Europe over France and the Pope.
#OTD #OnThisDay
#OnThisDay 1840 Admiral Sir William Sidney Smith died who is described as one of the most extraordinary maverick @RoyalNavy officers in history. His career saw him at French, American wars, Waterloo and Anti-slavery campaign among others. Please look up him up, a true RN Legend.
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Happy Birthday Arthur!
#PrincipalSamsCalendar
#PrincipalSam
#OnThisDay
Mary Cassatt's 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘚𝘪𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘉𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘞𝘢𝘷𝘺 𝘉𝘳𝘪𝘮 (𝘕𝘰. 𝟹), ca. 1904, pastel. Gift of Mrs. Harold M. Scott, Jr. (Constance K. Anderson, Class of 1954), 1994.88 #bornonthisday #botd #mydavis
Botanical artist #MargaretMee made intricate paintings, 21 of which are in our collections: https://t.co/uYitUkCXUX. On @UN #BiodiversityDay we recall how Mee (born #OnThisDay 110 years ago) fought ferociously to conserve the #Amazon & its #biodiversity.
#IDB2019 @UNBiodiversity
American artist Mary Cassatt was born #OnThisDay in 1844. She spent most of her career in Paris as part of the renowned Impressionists. Her subjects were often her family, the theater, & mother & children.
Mary Cassatt
Portrait of a Young Woman, c. 1898
Pastel
CMA collection
These studies of sheep are entitled 'In the Chase'. Drawn by Henry Baines #onthisday in 1861 the page is just one of his many pencil drawings in our collection. #otd
#ArtHistory 1844
Mary Cassatt was #bornonthisday in what is now #Pittsburgh.
"If you shake the tree, you ought to be around when the fruit falls to pick it up."
#botd #onthisday #art #artists #artist #painting #paintings #impressionism #fineart #modernart #portrait #artquotes
2002年5月22日、Resonanciaがリリース キティMME移籍初のスタジオ・アルバム(通算20枚目) 前作willから約2年半ぶり
It's brand new day、The Heat 〜musica fiesta〜収録
リリース直後27日から全国ツアーMUSICA FIESTA TOUR 2002がスタート
#OnThisDay #中森明菜
Happy birthday Albrecht Dürer, born #onthisday in 1471! In Adam and Eve, four animals (bull, rabbit, elk, and cat) are representations of the four humors—phlegmatic, sanguine, melancholic, and choleric, respectively. https://t.co/gde3SEWOP9
#ArtHistory 1906
American #photographer Ellen Auerbach was #bornonthisday in #Germany.
#art #artist #artists #modenart #fineart #photography #bnwphotography #portraitphotography #photoart #botd #onthisday #otd #germanart #kunst
#OnThisDay 1692 an Anglo-Dutch Fleet under Admiral Russell defeated the French at the Battle of Barfleur. The French were assisting the ex-King James II and his bid for the English throne. Of the @RoyalNavy ships present were: @HMSDragon @HMSStAlbans @HMSNORT @HMS_MONMOUTH
Edward Jenner - English #physician and scientist, pioneer of #vaccination was born 270 years ago #onthisday. He has arguably saved more lives than anyone else in history!
#EdwardJenner #vaccineswork #publichealth
Sandro Botticelli died #OnThisDay in 1510. At the height of his fame, Botticelli was one of the most esteemed artists in Italy. His graceful pictures of the Madonna and Child, portraits and life-size mythological paintings can be seen in Room 58: https://t.co/jLfzXursCG
Married #OnThisDay 16May1770, the future Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette in the Royal Chapel of Versailles. She had been married by proxy to Louis at the Augustinian Church in Vienna on 19 April. #18thcentury #marieantoinette