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1796: HMS Southampton’s capture of a French corvette close inshore & protected by powerful enemy shore-batteries was one of the most spectacular exploits of the Age of Fighting Sail. Click: https://t.co/ieKF8BZEgw

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2022-04-16

Did coloring instead of leaving it at lineart, my shall sit on his throne forevermore.

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2022-04-11

There’s nothing like an artist with a sense of humour & a sense of the past. Here we see two versions of “The Swing:” the first by McInnes full of hedgehog whimsy, & the original by Lancret full of 18thc, French, Rococo flirting (1735) ☺️🌳

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2022-04-07

Glossary of Used in the - The Quadrille was a popular square dance that became fashionable in the late 18th century. It was first introduced at Louis XV’s court sometime around 1760 and would ... https://t.co/IUAFx28hk8

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2022-04-06

Tulips, Mary Moser (1744-1819), English painter-one of the most celebrated women artists of 18thc Britain

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2022-04-01

Happy to those celebrating! 💐 In honour of mamas, aunties, grannies, & all who mother, here’s a small selection of lovely portraits of motherhood.🌸🥰

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2022-03-27

Here’s to spring with these lovely Kate Greenaway prints. As a Victorian, Greenaway loved to mine 18thc, Georgian sensibilities for her art. The 1700s were delightfully pre-industrial to her 🌷🌼

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2022-03-20

I'm really enjoying editing four travel journals by servants - the hidden majority on the deceptively familiar 'Grand Tour'. Just confirmed that they should be out next year with Records of Social and Economic History!

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2022-03-16

Southern constellation of Ara (the altar) in an 18thC copy (from either Egypt or Turkey) of al-Ṣūfī's Catalog of the Fixed Stars https://t.co/IXsx7LfydA

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2022-03-15

Another suggestion for a weekend read:
an ECF article
Transformations of Gender and Race in Maria Riddell's Transatlantic Biopolitics,
by Melissa Bailes
https://t.co/1ak0ZdI6hS

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2022-03-12

‘Get those men below! Man the pump! Sand the decks! Mr. Stephenson, get us out of here!’ GENTLEMAN OF FORTUNE
Based on
Kindle: https://t.co/X43vc8Wr71
Print: https://t.co/0hSVAqFQh0

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2022-03-01

To me, weekends mean time with my kiddos, so here’s an innocent garden scene to celebrate. Trinquesse’s “Lady Playing a Guitar” is a delight & notable for its lack of trouble-causing Cupids! The gowns and faces are especially sweet. 🌸💛💐

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2022-02-26

Giuseppe Zocchi
Alexander Visiting the Tomb of Achilles 18thC

https://t.co/jBlk9BZP2B

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2022-02-23

Benjamin Lay was an 18thC abolitionist, Little Person and friend of Benjamin Franklin. His guerilla theatre tactics raised awareness of the injustices of slavery, and led to Quakers opposing it. BENJAMIN LAY TAKES A STAND is a lyrical account of his life and travels

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2022-02-18

To narrow down MCC's art collection to a select few is headache inducing. Paintings range from 18thC to contemporary works with landscapes, matches, portraits, grounds & thousands of prints to provide a comprehensive depiction of

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2022-02-10

Tulips, Mary Moser (1744-1819), English painter-one of the most celebrated women artists of 18thc Britain

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2022-01-28

Born 1749 Charles James Fox, towering politician of the 2nd half of the
"Fox’s ‘negligent grandeur’ obscured his brilliance... his oratory, ‘original, deep, subtle, vehement & expansive’... was a force to be reckoned with."

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2022-01-24