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In 1901, the Mayflower was adopted as the official flower of Nova Scotia. This piece from the 1830s is attributed to Maria Morris Miller (1810-1875), who lived in Halifax and produced many watercolour paintings of the native flora of Nova Scotia around that time.
➡️Duchesse de Marlborough et son fils Ivor, par G.Boldini, 1906.
Consuelo Vanderbilt (1877-1964), philanthrope américaine. Scandale lors de son divorce avec le duc de Marlborough.
➡️La duchesse et son ami Winston Churchill, cousin de son mari.
➡️Consuelo V., 1901, par P-C Helleu.
Arnold Böcklin, 1827 – 1901, Swiss symbolist painter. Idyll (Pan Amidst Columns)
Edvard Munch, Inheritance, 1901, etching with open bite and drypoint in black ink on paper 323 x 494 mm
Arnold Böcklin, né le 16 octobre 1827 à Bâle, et mort le 16 janvier 1901, à San Domenico di Fiesole, en Italie. @dfweb75
The first edition of The Tale of #PeterRabbit was published privately on 16th Dec 1901, when #BeatrixPotter had 250 copies printed for her family & friends. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was given a copy for his children. Some #illustrations below. #ChildrensBooks #womenartists #arte
Toulouse Lautrec died #OTD 1901, at only 36. His friends ranged from sex workers to Oscar Wilde, his interests from cycle-racing to cooking, and his paintings from high art to illustration ~ here's La Toilette ■ La Vache Enragée ■ The Kiss
The strange works of German artist Sascha Schneider (1870-1927). The Shaman (1901, first image) doesn’t seem like the kind of fellow you want to invite into your life.
On Feb. 15 1901, Lord Strathcona’s Horse became the first Canadian Unit to receive the Queen’s South Africa Medal for their part in the Boer War.
Our new exhibition, “The Gallant Thousand: Ottawa and the South African War” opens in May of 2019. Details to follow.
February’s Item of the Month on our website:
Menu for a Bachelors’ Ball, 1901, which is also the occasion for Dorothy’s “coming out”. #Ephemera
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Born on this day in 1901, the painter and sculptor Alberto Giacometti. Read about him here: https://t.co/bZ3vhu4Kvq #AlbetoGiacometti #BornOnThisDay
From 1901, a watercolour of Sir Arthur. Artist: Mortimer Menpes. (via Jennie Lloyd).