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Death of Miss Gardiner, 1789, by #MariaHadfieldCosway (Italian-English, 1730-1838), who was born #otd (June 11). Held at (Italian-English, 1730-1838), who died #otd (Jan 5). Held at the Musée de la Révolution française; source, https://t.co/y6rk6116ec #artherstory #womenartists
#OTD in 1838, the first recorded baseball game in North America took place near Beachville Baptist Church in present-day Beachville, Ont.
https://t.co/9JvOqI90cC #history #baseball #numismatics #coins
The Perfection of Logic / The Simplicity of Truth. Plates from The Phenomena and Order of The Solar System - J. P. Nichol [1838] https://t.co/cSJ0ev5KIq
“Hadji Ghezil Beg [Tuguzhuko Sheretluko Kyzbech], the lion of #Circassia” | “Journal of a residence in Circassia during the years 1837, 1838, and 1839” by James Stanislaus Bell (1796-1858).
"#Circassia and the #Circassians" | The Penny Magazine. (April 14, 1838). #caucasus
Inside the Chelsea Bun House were clocks, curiosities, models, paintings and statues. 1838
(British Museum)
Monday's child is fair of face
Tuesday's child is full of grace
Wednesday's child is full of woe
Thursday's child has far to go,
Friday's child is loving and giving . .
Published 1838
Jessie Wilcox Smith Created the First Poster for Children's Book Week in 1913.
@jackikellum
John Gould is famous for his works on birds, but when he visited Australia in 1838, @royalsociety encouraged him to also study the mammals.
He was particularly fascinated with the red kangaroo, which he considered a zoological marvel
#SciArt #kangaroo #rarebooks #illustration
#OTD in March 1838, Darwin met Jenny, the 1st orangutan in London zoo. He studied Jenny's behaviour and facial expressions, and was forcibly struck by the similarity of her behaviour to that of human beings, helping him to form his views on evolution https://t.co/hgYuHJu53o
In 1838 Grace Darling and her father rescued the shipwrecked crew of Forfarshire steamship. This tape was made to celebrate the event’s 150th anniversary. Painting owned by @NEE_Naturalist #TapeboxTuesday #HLFfunded #SaveOurSounds #UOSH @BLSoundHeritage https://t.co/AzIXDQdn76
Edwin Deakin (1838-1923) :
- She Will Come Tomorrow (1888)
- Notre Dame, Paris (1893)
- Église de Chelles, Le Soir (1879)
- Christmas Morning, Hôtel de Cluny (date ?)
Four of the six so-called Tolpuddle Martyrs from Dorset, sentenced #OTD in 1834 to transportation to Australia for forming a trade union. Illustration from Cleave's Penny Gazette, 1838
Victoria (1819-1901) et ses chiens :
Le chien préféré de la jeune Victoria est un king Charles nommé Dash (1830-40)
- Dash (à gauche), Nero et Hector, par Landseer, 1838
- Dash et la princesse Alice
- Victoria avec Dash, par Hayter 1833
- Victoria et son chien Dash, par Landseer
In 1838, John Lewin's "A Natural History of The Birds of New South Wales" (the 1st illustrated book published in Australia) was revised by Gould, Vigors & Horsfield. Compare their beautiful 4th ed. with the 3rd (1822) on @biodivlibrary https://t.co/96N0TYR8cM via @museumsvictoria
"Te recomiendo mucho el que no te dejes llevar por las modas en la Pintura(...) Sigue siempre a Rafael en sus grandes cualidades y a Tiziano, van Dyck y Velázquez en la verdad y belleza del colorido, sin que por esto dejes de ser original"
José de Madrazo a su hijo Federico,1838