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John Hamilton Mortimer's extraordinary work 'The Oyster Party' was painted in the 1770s, and is possibly my favourite #caricature of all time. Look at the life and individuality in those faces.
François Boucher (Sept. 29, 1703- May 30, 1770, French)
#rococo #francoisboucher #painting #artlovers #art #arte
Allegory of Painting, 1765.
François Boucher, né le 29 septembre 1703 à Paris où il est mort le 30 mai 1770. @dfweb75
George III's daughters would have understood #lockdown. According to John Brooke "Their life was like that of novices in a well-regulated #convent".
According to Princess Elizabeth (born #OTD 1770):
"Working, reading, writing, walking, &c fills up our day"
@GeorgianPapers
Born #OnThisDay in 1770: #ElizabethoftheUnitedKingdom (1770-1840), Landgravine of Hesse-Homburg, daughter of #GeorgeIII
Portrait drawing by #EdwardHarding (1755-1840)
#Hanover #HesseHomburg
Born #OnThisDay 1770 Princess Elizabeth, 3rd daughter of George III. The family celebrated her 24th in 1794 with music & a late supper before bed at midnight.
She later married the Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg.
#twitterstorians #Royals #party
All About Royal Families: OTD May 22nd. 1770 Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom: https://t.co/WJhdLGY4O6
#OnThisDay in royal #History
Welcome to #LeedsDropInAndDraw week 3! Today's image is a book that uses ink, watercolour and pen, from Leeds Pottery products EST 1770 and based in our very own Hunslet! So pick up your materials, you have two glorious hours to share with us your art!
Happy birthday
Francis Cotes
(1726-1770)
English painter
#baroquepainting #baroque #baroqueart #figurativeart #figurepainting #classicism #classicart #classicalart #academicart #academicpainting #realisticpainting #realism #naturalism #artwork #theyellowpaintbrush #happybirthday
Francis Cotes (20 May 1726 – 16 July 1770) was an English painter.The young cricketer - Portrait of Lewis Cage1768
Robert Crone (1740-79) was born in Dublin, settling in London in 1767, regularly contributing @royalacademy. He submitted a single piece to the Society of Artists of Ireland 1770 show @CAHDublin: 'A Landscape and Figures' (Private Collection).
Learn more: https://t.co/hHBl8AB0N6
Portrait of Mme D'Aguesseau, Louise Elisabeth Vigee Le Brun @vigeelebrunart, 1770 #elisabethvigeelebrun #lebrun
Baptised #OnThisDay in 1727: English painter #ThomasGainsborough (1727-88)
Portrait of Young Woman, Called Miss Sparrow, 1770s
#Gainsborough #BritishArt #Georgian
4/4 Mary & Margaret Gainsborough in the 1770s, as proper young ladies. With puffy hair to complement fluffy dog! By Thomas Gainsborough, whose day is today.
Born #OnThisDay in 1717: Holy Roman Empress #MariaTheresa (1717-80)
Portrait after #JosephDucreux (1735-1802), ca. 1770-9
#MariaTheresia #Habsburg
Born #OnThisDay in 1717: Holy Roman Empress #MariaTheresa (1717-80)
Portrait with her family by School of #MartinvanMeytens (1695-1770), ca. 1764-5
#MariaTheresia #Habsburg #FamilyPortraits #ChildrenInArt
Born #OnThisDay in 1717: Holy Roman Empress #MariaTheresa (1717-80)
Portrait with her family by #MartinvanMeytens (1695-1770), ca. 1755
#MariaTheresia #Habsburg #FamilyPortraits #ChildrenInArt
Johann Georg Wille.1715-1808. After Charles-André van Loo.1705-1765. Study of a man kneeling on one knee.1770s. National Museum in Warsaw.