A Poem from 1780

“At eve, the primrose path along,
The milkmaid shortens with a song
Her solitary way;
She sees the fairies with their queen
Trip hand-in-hand the circled green,
And hears them raise, at times unseen,
The ear-enchanting lay.”
By Rev. John Logan

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Another spot the difference...

On the left an from Seba's 'Locupletissimi rerum naturalium thesauri accurata descriptio' (1734-65)

On the right an opossum from Schreber's 'Histoire naturelle des quadrupèdes représentés d´après nature' (1780)

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Last few days of 'Biting Wit and Brazen Folly: British Satirical Prints, 1780s–1830s' in Philadelphia . Closes 22 August 2018 https://t.co/7fmDdvEu9h
See also June 2018 issue of Print Quarterly article on the Royal Collection of satirical prints

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This image is one of four oval paintings produced by Angelica Kauffman for the Royal Academy in 1780, depicting the ‘Elements of Art’ – design, colour, invention and composition. Discover more on the theme of 'learning to draw' here: https://t.co/sTbgqbT1eP

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Ibis, emblem of Thoth illustration from Pantheon Egyptien (1823-1825) by Leon Jean Joseph Dubois (1780-1846). Digitally enhanced by https://t.co/vuzgYzr1b9

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Neith illustration from Pantheon Egyptien (1823-1825) by Leon Jean Joseph Dubois (1780-1846). Digitally enhanced by raw pixel.
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‘A Highland Dance’ by David Allen, 1780. // Laura teaches Wes how to dance the Gay Gordons, 2018.

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In honor of here's a joyfully awkward cat on a from Galerie des Modes et Costumes Français, 1780. The catmom wears a Polish-style caraco dress of vermicelli toile. Art by Pierre-Thomas LeClère.

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On view in Philadelphia Biting Wit and Brazen Folly: British Satirical Prints, 1780s–1830s, until 22 August 2018 https://t.co/7fmDdvEu9h
See also June 2018 issue of Print Quarterly, 'The Royal Collection of Satirical Prints in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries'

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Agostino Brunias
Two West Indian Women of Colour
England (c. 1780)
Oil on Canvas, 31.1 x 25.1 cm
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
https://t.co/qRcoxLtF4f

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The Iron Bridge in Shropshire will be returned to its original colour, following the discovery of samples of the bridge’s earliest paintwork!

Spoiler alert: it's the same colour that William Williams used in his 1780 painting! https://t.co/UM0i12xwPi

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P Pringlea antiscorbutica, Kerguelen island cabbage - 1st discovered during Captain Cook's third voyage to the Pacific (1776–1780) by surgeon William Anderson. Being rich in potassium & vitamin C, its consumption greatly helped those suffering from scurvy at sea

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The Triumph of Love over all the Gods, by Gabriel de Saint-Aubin (April 14, 1724 – February 14, 1780) https://t.co/feFPoER4Xr

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