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For #NationalFishingMonth we’d be rather surprised if we caught one of these! Artist & colour merchant John Harrison Scott, whose family resided at Hersham Lodge nr #Esher, painted these beautiful watercolours of exotic fish in a scrapbook compiled c.1820s-1840s (SHC ref 4220/1)
60 yrs before the "official" start of Art Nouveau in Europe. Grasshopper and Iris by Katsushika Hokusai, Japan, late 1820s.
my 1820s headless horseman if anyone cares // oc by @intermission012
1. ICALA LEZINDUNA : THE NKULUMANE TREASON STORY
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Mzilikazi established his first royal town, called Mhlahlandlela just outside present day Pretoria (South Africa), in the late 1820s. After facing a series of attacks, he moved with his kingdom, further north.
Died #OnThisDay 26Jun1830 #GeorgeIV, known for many years as the Prince Regent. His charm and culture earned him the title, "the first gentleman of England" but his heavy drinking and indulgent lifestyle took a toll on his health by the late 1820s. #19thc
Emmeryn in Regency Era clothes :9 The dress that inspired this is specifically from the 1820s 💚
@Pentreglaw Here for you - a hand-coloured illustration of Gentiana acaulis, drawn and engraved by William Clark (fl.1820s), from Flora conspicua published in London in 1826.
🌻Need flower garden inspo? Or just a pretty picture for #FloralFriday?
In the 1820s, Heinrich Link & Friedrich Otto documented selected plants in the Berlin Botanic Garden, giving us some gorgeous blooms.
Find the whole work in @BioDivLibrary: https://t.co/Fh3ScaN2hM
These beautiful watercolours of exotic #fish are by artist & colour merchant John Harrison Scott whose family resided at Hersham Lodge nr Esher. Just two of many illustrations from his scrapbook compiled c1820s-1840s (SHC ref 4220/1) https://t.co/aQ0h7w6Zul #ExploreYourArchive
Wolf's Crag by John Thomson of Duddingston c1820s - based on Fast Castle, this was the setting of Walter Scott's Bride of Lammermoor #worldbookday2020 from the James Nicoll Bequest @dundeeuni #dundeeuniculture
A rare #Japanese print from the 1820s depicting the male #Kabuki actor Iwai Hanshiro V, a specialist in female roles. Currently on display in Japan (Room 93) at the #BritishMuseum in a display about the #FloatingWorld
@Unefleurunjour @BMAGcurators @BM_AG And here is a Milk Maid, fifty years later, selling milk in a park in London(?) Does anyone recognize the church tower? Stipple and etching by James Northcote, c. 1820s.
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William Page 1794-1872) was one of the few British artists to visit Greece and Turkey in the 1820s. These four watercolours, signed and dated 1821, depict: a Turkish Janissary, Page’s translator Saith Satoor Sadik Beg and a Turkish Lady #turkey #turkish #williampage #art
Atala et Chactas, Anna de L’Epinais, 1828 #atala #chactas #chateaubriand #literature #romantic #novel #novella #roman #painting #arthistory #landscape #tropical #paradise #eden #natchez #french #france #america #18thcentury #19thcentury #1820s #indigenou… https://t.co/RPHQqLNJv9
German naturalist Eduard Rüppell embarked on an expedition to northern Africa in the 1820s. The specimens collected were used to produce "Atlas zu der Reise im nordlichen Afrika" (1826-28). Explore it in #BHLib via @FieldMuseum ➡️ https://t.co/6KNfuqFYbs #WildlifeWednesday
Happy #InternationalGinandTonicDay! Hope you find a better place to imbibe tonight than George Cruikshank's 1820s 'Gin Shop'...
https://t.co/3oupATdVoN L.R.410.pp.24 #FridayFeeling