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Author, painter and illustrator Howard Pyle, born March 5, 1853. Pyle wrote and illustrated numerous historical adventures published in the late 19th century primarily for young readers.
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#BTD in 1853, Howard Pyle, known as the Father of American Illustration, was an illustrator and author mostly of books for young people, with tales of derring-do, rakish pirates, noble knights and heroic outlaws. He later founded his own school of art.
Vincent Willem van Gogh (30 March 1853 – 29 July 1890) was a Dutch post-impressionist painter who posthumously became one of the most famous and influential figures in the history of Western art.
Howard Pyle (1853-1911) was one of America’s most popular illustrators and storytellers at the end of the 19th century. The broad appeal of his imagery made him a celebrity in his lifetime.
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THE MERCHANT:
He lays his cold, disinterested stare on the last standing building on the Pont-au-change. The Haussmann renovation (1853-70) is building a new, cleaner Paris, and the merchant won’t be a part of it. Nevertheless, he continues to play the game, till the last penny.
🐘 Engravings of lions, tigers, panthers, leopards, dogs, &c.
London, H.G. Bohn, 1853.
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18 février 1853 : Naissance de Charles William Wyllie, artiste britannique.
Susasnoo the Japanese storm god - maybe his name comes from Korean for shaman. Exiled from Heaven for bad behaviour, associated with violent temper and calamity. Picture by Utagawa Kuniyoshi - recovering the stolen jewel from the dragon king's palace 1853 #mythologymonday
NEW PODCAST: The Crimean War war broke out in the autumn of 1853. We talk about the soldier's from Bristol who took part in this historic event and hear a first hand account of that fateful charge.
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Czech artist Maxmilián Pirner was born #OTD 1853. Much of his work focused on themes from classical mythology, and he apparently had quite an interest in all things strange and macabre.
The Fairy Funeral
Hekate
The End of All Things (detail)
Death
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Art by Christopher Wilhelm Eckersberg (1783-1853) Two Shepherds 1813 / Digital restoration © Photo By @radionic_powers
#DanishPainters #LauritsTUXEN (1853-1927), "Coastal scenery with flying seagulls" (1923), #OilOnWood, 20×29 cm. Small-sized #PaintingsOnWood are best of all... And wonderful master #LauritsTUXEN.