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William Blake died #OnThisDay in 1827. We have some stunning engravings from Blake in our archives, like this one of Job and Christ
British poet and artist William Blake died #onthisday in 1827. He forged a unique style of colourfully illustrated ‘illuminated’ poems
A couple of recent #illustrations form my rebooted #bornonthisday #illustration project. Who was born on your birthday? Let me know.
#bornonthisday Mata Hari - Exotic dancer and courtesan who was convicted of being a spy in WW1 and executed by firing squad in France.
Princess Amelia of the United Kingdom was born #onthisday in 1783. #twitterstorians #royal
A quick stroll around the garden Emil Nolde (7th August 1867 - 13th April 1956) loved to paint.
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#OnThisDay 1991, Tim Berners-Lee released files describing his idea for the World Wide Web. Thanks to him we can share our comics globally!
Felt like today's Hetfield #bornonthisday #illustration needed some movement
#bornonthisday in 1963 @Papa_Het of @Metallica #illustration -
Trivia time! This British painter passed away #onthisday in 1788. He's famous for including landscapes in his portraits, he liked them more.
This painting by Thomas Whitcombe, on loan from @RMGreenwich, depicts the end of the Battle of the Nile #onthisday in 1798 #NelsonNorfolk
Drinkstone Park by Thomas Gainsborough who died #onthisday in 1788. #twitterstorians #art
#bornonthisday in 1770 William Clark - Explorer, soldier, Indian agent, and territorial governor. Lead the Lewis and Clark Expedition
Jean Dubuffet was born #OnThisDay in 1901.
See 7 works #NowOnView by the artist who coined the term Art Brut: https://t.co/eW5jF5NpN3
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Day late but happy birthday to Mr. Schwarzenegger #film #bornonthisday #illustration #movies #Arnie
British artist and sculptor Henry Moore was born #onthisday in 1898. He produced these atmospheric drawings of the London Blitz
Vincent van Gogh died #OnThisDay in 1890. He is famed for the great vitality of his works, characterised by expressive use of colour.
#bornonthisday Captain Sir Geoffrey de Havilland - British aviation pioneer and aircraft engineer. #illustration #aviation #engineering
#onthisday 1857 Joseph Hodgson of #Sunderland helped to save a drowning man at Tynemouth - 'The Stormy Petrel' was a true #NorthEast hero