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On this day in 1812, Napoleon’s defeated army miraculously escapes across the Russian Berezina river. In sub-zero water, Dutch engineers constructed a sturdy pontoon bridge strong enough to take his army across the river. Only 40 out of 400 engineers survived. #sodeju
Jacob Jacobs, 1812- 1879, Belgian landscape and seascape painter, Marine
'a portrait of the witcher as an old man', the witcher 3: wild hunt, blood and wine expansion (2016) // 'the charging chasseur', or 'an officer of the imperial horse guards charging', théodore géricault (c.1812)
1位(RT605/Fav1787):https://t.co/8h69zbhrwK (odawarahakone)
2位(RT475/Fav1812):https://t.co/NNo5D9eOkv (ebihurya332)
3位(RT340/Fav1164):https://t.co/FQxPdR0Qvf (habanero_mgmg)
4位(RT243/Fav796):https://t.co/B18WH8PD5i (aki0107_inica)
USS United States vs HMS Macedonian by Dutch Artist Maarten Platje
One of 6 heavy frigates of the #USNavy powerful enough to defeat contemporary frigates but fast enough to evade ships of the line, a strategy first tested when she defeated Macedonia in October 1812
#RoyalNavy
Born #OnThisDay in 1812: English painter #RichardBuckner (1812-83)
Portrait of Harriet Anne Langford, Mrs Charles Langton Massingberd, 1842
#Buckner #BritishArt #Victorian
Warmup - DRDs Pike, One Eye and 1812. #farscape
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Hunter Raising his Gun, Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes, 1812-1823 https://t.co/wzauEDtkzF #harvardartmuseums #franciscojosédegoyaylucientes
Drawing and etching by Thomas Rowlandson, from The Tour of Dr Syntax in Search of the Picturesque (1809–1812) which follows the good doctor’s adventures about the countryside in search of the perfect scenery. More in our latest post: https://t.co/u3OUFZa9ID
“Rinaldo y Armida” obras inspirada en el poema épico de Torquato Tasso, Jerusalén liberada.
Dos versiones:
François Boucher, Rococó, 1734
Francesco Hayez, Romanticismo, 1812-13
Here is a cute word of the day for you:
moonglade
Meaning the bright reflection of moonlight on a body of water. 🌛🌊
Artwork: A Moonlit Scene, Abraham Pether (1756–1812)
Today in 1812-during the #Warof1812-British & Indian forces under #SirIsaacBrock defeated an American army under General Stephen Van Rensselaer at the #BattleofQueenstownHeights, on the Niagara frontier in Ontario. The loss dissuaded the USA from any further invasions of #Canada.