The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas (1844) [My current read]. Illustrations by artists, Pierre-Gustave Staal & Jean-Adolphe Beaucé [1888]. “How did I escape? With difficulty. How did I plan this moment? With pleasure.”

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Albert Neuhuys (June 10, 1844 - February 6, 1914) was a Dutch painter Noordse madonna.

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Lilacs in a Window (c1880 – 1883) by the American Impressionist painter who lived 60 years in France, Mary Cassatt (1844 – 1926) — now at the Metropolitan Museum of (),

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Quando sarò morto voglio che questo si dica di me: non ha fatto parte di alcuna scuola, di alcuna chiesa e men meno di alcun sistema: l’unica cosa a cui è appartenuto è stata la libertà.

G. Courbet





G. Courbet, L’uomo ferito, 1844

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Albert Neuhuys (June 10, 1844 - February 6, 1914) was a Dutch painter.

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Il grande amore ci fa paura perché si diventa vulnerabili,si perde la corazza che abbiamo nei confronti del mondo. Perché in amore si dà tutto ma si può anche perdere tutto.

F.Ardant






G.Courbet, Gli amanti in campagna, 1844

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Konstantin Savitsky (1844-1905) :
- The Monk (1897)

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Interesting to compare with Annie Swinnerton’s (1844-1933) Joan of Arc...

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Joan of Arc (date not known) by Annie Swynnerton (1844–1933), English painter, first elected woman member at the Royal Academy of Arts in 1922 who was also an active feminist and suffragist

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Died 3Jun1844 Louis Antoine of Duke of Angoulême, husband to Marie Thérèse of France, the daughter of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, and the eldest son of

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Moonlit Ruins
Sebastian Pether (1790-1844)

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The most-viewed book uploaded onto by Australia is Paul Gervais’ 1844 “Atlas de zoologie”, which contains 257 figures of animals that were new or little-known at the time, including this lovely selection from Australia https://t.co/zshHjEwuVW via

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(Re)-Opened again Vienna: Wilhelm Leibl (1844–1900) drawings, paintings, prints. On view until 26 July 2020
https://t.co/ghLEcprSwS

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Born in 1853: Swedish painter (1853-1919)

Portrait of Gustaf Upmark (1844-1900), director of the Nationalmuseum, 1894

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In 1844, A trainee dentist in Edinburgh with no front teeth, made himself dentures to seem more reputable.

Poorly-built, his boss advised not to sleep with them in.

He ignored the warning and accidentally swallowed them. They stabbed his aorta and he died.

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I can hear the sweet call of my bed so time to say good night, twitterers United. Sleep well, sleep tight and don’t let the bed bugs bite.
Sebastian Pether, English landscape painter (1790-1844)
Moonlight Scene (1819)

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