Here they both are in their younger years, in 1812 and c1815 respectively

Anyone else been blown away by photography of their 18th-century/Regency era subjects? Please share because I love it 📸

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Re-discovered Cephas Thompson (1775-1856) yesterday. Such a fine, but neglected artist. Mrs. Thompson, ; William Vaughn, 1802; Eugene Higgins, 1812,

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Countess Elizabeth Báthory allegedly murdered young girls to restore her youthfulness by using their blood. She may have inspired the stepmother in ‘‘Little Snow White’’ (1812), a tale which depicts the consequences of extreme vanity
by Santiago Caruso

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Died 18May1812 John Bellingham the assassin of Spencer Perceval. Bellingham argued he would have preferred to shoot the British Ambassador to Russia, but insisted as a wronged man he was justified in killing his oppressors. https://t.co/LOpLEUvqJR

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the great jonah barnabas of 1812...

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Beekman Verplanck Hoffman served as lieutenant aboard during the War of 1812. He was the only officer aboard during all 3 of the ship's major victories, and he brought along his pet dog, Guerriere the Terrier. More at https://t.co/FiIRngNumO

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【お絵描き練習1812日目】かなり前にやったのをフル描きなおしでやってみた。

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This day is celebrated on the birthday of Edward Lear—born May 12, 1812—who popularized the limerick with his fantastical 1846 book, "Book of Nonsense".

But as a young man, Lear worked for the , and produced ornithological illustrations!

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'#Theowlandthepussycat went to sea in a beautiful pea green boat.'
He created Pobble the Dong, and the Quangle Wangle and the Jumblies, but there was a lot more to than bosh 1812
Illustration by

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'The Owl and the Pussy-Cat' by born 1812
The Owl and the Pussy-cat went to sea
In a beautiful pea-green boat,
They took some honey, and plenty of money,
Wrapped up in a five-pound note.

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Pic: Pinterest

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On this day in 1812, Spencer Perceval was shot dead as he entered the House of Commons, the first and only assassination of a UK Prime Minister.https://t.co/m8DRl4qute

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Christian Gottlieb Schick (15 August 1776 – 7 May 1812) was a German painter

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Cortes de Cádiz: *hacen la constitución de 1812*

Fernando VII:

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More arse-related laughs via a pun on Goldsmith's play 'She Stoops to Conquer (1773) as Lady Hertford and the Prince Regent experience an embarrassing double blow-out whilst trying to retrieve her fallen fan. Luckily Lord Yarmouth is there to save the day, March 11th 1812

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John Reeves was born 1774. He was the East India Company’s Inspector of Teas in China for 19 years (1812-1831). He collected plant & animal specimens & comissioned watercolours of many species by Chinese artists. The Reeves pheasant and Reeves muntjac are named after him.

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𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐲, 𝐁𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐢𝐞, 𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐭
1812
oil on canvas

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Jean-Baptiste Regnault (1754-1829), Hero and Leander on the Rocks in Moonlight, oil on canvas, 1812

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Александр Аверьянов. «Под Городней. 13 (25) октября 1812 года».

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🐟 Histoire des arbres forestiers de l'Amérique septentrionale,.
Paris, L. Haussmann, 1812-13.
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