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Abraham Pether (1756-1812) "Evening scene with full moon and persons" 1801
He was born in 1817 in New Bern, NC, into a distinguished military family. His father and four uncles served during the War of 1812. His uncle George Armistead commanded @FtMcHenryNPS during the battle that led to the writing of The Star Spangled Banner.
Paisajes nocturnos.
🎨Sebastian Pether (1790-1844)
🎨Abraham Pether (1756-1812)
🎨Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky (1817-1900)
🎨John Atkinson Grimshaw (1836-1893)
¡Buenas noches!
Bona nit!
charming 💫 natasha, pierre, and the great comet of 1812 #artph #artistontwitter
On this day in 1812, Napoleon Bonaparte marches 650,000 troops into Russia. Combat losses, disease and sub-zero temperatures will cut his Grande Armée down to fewer than 100,000 men before the year is out.
On this day in 1812, the United States declares war on Great Britain. Americans believe victory will be a "mere matter of marching." The fighting continues for two-and-a-half-years and ends in a stalemate.
Sir Stephen Fox (1627-1716) loyal courtier to Charles II, owned an estate in Chiswick, later known as Moreton Hall and gardens. It was incorporated into the grounds of Chiswick House in June 1812. Below is Samuel Ware’s 1812 survey and plan of the estate. https://t.co/tLrK1au0N7
might as well post this #digitalart of brittain ashford as sonya in #greatcometof1812 i did here since, i draw
6月9日は【チャールズ・ディケンズ没後150年】
今日は「チャールズ・ディケンズ没後150年」。1812年にイギリスに生まれたディケンズは、新聞記者を務めながらその文才が評判を呼び、長編小説『オリバー・ツイスト』で人気を博した。1870年6月9日、逝去。
#今日は何の日
Polish uniforms c.1812, by Richard Knötel. Who doesn't love a good czapka?
Jesse Williams, a free African American born in Pennsylvania, joined @USSConstitution in 1812 as an ordinary seaman. He served as first sponger for the no. 3 long gun on the gun deck and fought in two battles. Read his full story at https://t.co/tmTksFOIGb #ShareBlackStories
“It’s called fashion. Look it up.” Fashionista Beau Brummell laces the gargantuan Prince Regent into his stays in “1812 or Regency à la Mode”, by William Heath. #gloriousGeorgians via The Met.
What's it like being a young surgeon aboard @USSConstitution during the War of 1812? Read the story of Amos Evans in our publication "A Healthy Constitution: Dr. Amos Evans, Surgeon, U.S. Navy" at https://t.co/XilTrEzUdJ [Image © Stephen Biesty]
#OTD Filippo #Pacini was born in Pistoia in 1812. He was the discoverer of Pacinian corpuscles (1835), the #cholera vibrio (1854) and one of the first artificial #resuscitation techniques (1867).
#histmed #medicine #science #microbiology #HistoriaMedicina #rianimazione