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These studies of sheep are entitled 'In the Chase'. Drawn by Henry Baines in 1861 the page is just one of his many pencil drawings in our collection.

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2019-05-22

1844
Mary Cassatt was in what is now
"If you shake the tree, you ought to be around when the fruit falls to pick it up."

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2019-05-22

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

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2019-05-22

Happy birthday Albrecht Dürer, born 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

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2019-05-22

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 ships present were:

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2019-05-19

Edward Jenner - English and scientist, pioneer of was born 270 years ago He has arguably saved more lives than anyone else in history!

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2019-05-18

Sandro Botticelli died 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

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2019-05-17

Married 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.

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2019-05-16

Principal Sam's Calendar

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Today is National Drawing Day!

I love it!





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2019-05-16

15 May 1660, Parliament passed Acts of Attainder against Oliver Cromwell, John Bradshaw, Henry Ireton and Thomas Pride in preparation for the return of Charles II. Given that all four men were already long dead they weren't terribly aware of this...

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2019-05-15

in 1740 William Hogarth donated his portrait of Thomas Coram to the Foundling Hospital.

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2019-05-13

1919 George Pringle, excavation foreman on Traprain Law in was loosening soil when he hit something strange…
The Traprain Treasure had come back to the light!

Discover more about it in this blog post from Dr Fraser Hunter:
https://t.co/piGwYrWUho

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2019-05-12

Sir Maurice Fitzmaurice was born 1861. Resident engineer for Blackwall tunnel (1892) and engineer for Rotherhithe tunnel (1908) and Greenwich (1902) and Woolwich (1912) foot tunnels. Download his obituary for free at https://t.co/A71iT7gYu6

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2019-05-11

Welsh landscape painter Sir Kyffin Williams - the "defining artist of Wales during the 20th century" - was born in Llangefni, Anglesey in 1918.

Way to the Cottages, The Gathering (Glyder Fach) and Bryn Cader Faner (National Library of Wales).

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2019-05-09

Gauguin, who died in 1903, painted this still life in homage to Cézanne. See it in Room 43: https://t.co/Fqt2YDRVcv

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2019-05-08

German Romantic landscape painter, generally considered the most important German artist of his generation.
Caspar David Friedrich, died in 1840.

In his paintings he often drew inspiration from České Středohoří (Central Bohemian Uplands) and Krkonoše (Giant Mountains)

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2019-05-08

New on All Things William Hutchinson's 'unrivalled piece of horsemanship', riding from to in less than 3 hours 6 May 1819.
https://t.co/gX40GPVGVk

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2019-05-06