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This atmospheric watercolour is by Thomas Girtin, who was born #onthisday in 1775.
Girtin often painted watercolours of abbeys and rural scenes. This picture of Melrose Abbey in the Scottish Borders was made when the artist was just 20 https://t.co/HPKT72lPxs
I spy with my lil’👁@gardinermuseum: a spoiled pup (Danish,1780), a smug cat (St-Cloud,1745) & a ravenous rabbit (Chelsea,1775-76)🐕🐇🐈Charmed by the tenderness in the 1st figure: so relatable bc I once had to carry my golden retriever around when it was a puppy #ceramics #18thc
Robert Salmon, 1775 – 1845, British artist, The Custom House Quay, Greenock, Scotland
Robert Salmon, 1775 – 1845, British artist, Frolicking Party on a Sea Shore
Robert Salmon, 1775 – 1845, British artist, British Merchantman in the River Mersey off Liverpool
Highbury Barn, in #Islington; a once popular place of entertainment, is the subject of this lovely donkey sheltering in the shade, near #London c.1775
Conway Castle, North Wales
Joseph Mallord William Turner (British, 1775 - 1851)
1798, Watercolor and gum arabic with graphite underdrawing
#DrawThis #art #drawing #MasterArts
Daily #Art - Day 12-16-18
A tribute to 3 famous novelists who shared their birthday on Dec 16th:
1. #JaneAusten (Dec 16, 1775 – July 18, 1817)
2. #ArthurCClarke (Dec 16, 1917 – Mar 19, 2008)
3. #PhilipKDick (Dec 16, 1928 – Mar 2, 1982)
(#15,452 / #42)
Happy Birthday to #janeAusten, born #otd in 1775. “I am only resolved to act in that manner, which will, in my own opinion, constitute my happiness, without reference to you, or to any person so wholly unconnected with me.”―from PRIDE AND PREJUDICE (1813)
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"I could not sit seriously down to write a serious romance under any other motive than to save my life."
16 December 1775, one of the most beloved classic authors was born. Happy birthday, Jane Austen!
Skillful dancers!
Art by:
① French artist Frédillo, 1894
② Anonymous artist (sometimes attributed to Austrian artist Peter Fendi), c.1910
③ Attributed to German artist Georg Emanuel Opitz (1775-1841)
#ダンスの日
勝川春章
三代目瀬川菊之丞の千代崎
安永4年(1775)2月市村座『栄曽我神楽太鼓』
『歌舞伎年表』に、《二番目ニ、傾城千代崎。古菊之丞三回忌として「無間」の仕内。》
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Coming up this September - a 3-day course at the Wallace Collection exploring 18th century fashion and decor! Limited places, so book soon to avoid disappointment. Info at: https://t.co/O2F2LWq9vf
#wallaceeducation
[Image: Joshua Reynolds, Mrs Elizabeth Carnac, c.1775]