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James Abbott McNeill Whistler was born in 1834. To mark the occasion we have two drypoint images from our collection - The Forge, 1861 and The Limeburner, 1859.
For prints see https://t.co/Gub3FRfFgk

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2019-07-11

Happy Spring! 📷Colored engraving, title page of "A Wreath from the Woods of Carolina," Mary Ann Bryan Mason, 1859. Rare Books Collection. Government & Heritage Library. Mary Ann Bryan Mason, 1st woman in NC to have written & illustrated a children's book.

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2019-03-21

Hall of Famer Bid McPhee, the last second baseman to play without a glove, was born on this date in 1859.

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2018-11-01

'Juvenile Fete and Balloon Race at Cremorne Gardens', Illustrated London News, 17 September 1859. What could possibly go wrong?

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2018-06-06

American Impressionist painter Childe Hassam was born on this date in 1859. This is "Gathering Flowers in a French Garden."

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2017-10-17

Happy birthday to American Impressionist painter born on this day in 1859. https://t.co/dvBGpIiOSN

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2016-10-18

Louis Gallait 1810-1887. "Art and Liberty" 1859. Oil on wood. The Walters Art Gallery. Baltimore. Maryland.

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2016-10-17

Plate from 'Nyaste', fashion magazine, 1859. https://t.co/9iLKek0EGe
Collection , public domain.

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2016-07-10

Fashion plates are often art, but I love when they provide such a complete scene like this ca. 1859.

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2015-05-28

to Paul-César Helleu, born in 1859. His wife and infant daughter: http://t.co/oifEzPH8qO

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2014-12-18