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Shoki Creeping Up on a Sleeping Demon, by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892)
August 17, 1839: Dutch artist Matthijs Maris is born.
Despite helping found the Hague School with his two brothers, Matthijs himself eventually drifted away from its classically realistic style, embracing a softer, more modern approach. He died 5 days after his 78th birthday. 🎨
Cover art is The Ballad of Lenore, or The Dead Travel Fast (1839) by Émile Jean-Horace Vernet.
Waitangi or Port Wakefield, Chatham Islands. August 1839. Whaling Resort, Charles Heaphy, @aucklandmuseum https://t.co/a112E6K4G5 #wikidata #digitalart #drawing (Palette: #YvesKlein #Anthropométrie) 🖌🎨
Poor Joseph Gandy died in a private asylum in Plympton, where he had been placed by his family in 1839. For much of his career he had aided the architect Sir John Soane, painting his architectural projects. His paintings were atmospheric and dealt in contrasts of light & darkness
In the 18th & 19th centuries, shell collecting was a popular pastime. Many beautifully-illustrated conchology publications were produced, such as "A Conchological Manual" (1839). Explore a 1st edition in #BHLib via @mayrlibrary ➡️ https://t.co/DcdeFPzmQT #MolluskMonday 🐚🐚
Paintings by Franz Roubaud https://t.co/4IxqWEncCd
1 #Circassian Horsemen.
2. #Cossacks near a mountain river
3. Franz Roubaud self-portrait
4. Storming of aul Achulgo [#Dagestan] on August 22, 1839 #caucasus
1839/40 images Amistad Revolt & La Amistad. United Missionary Society raised money for 35 survivors to return to Sierra Leone. Important legacy, including @AmistadResearch Centre, archives of "America's ethnic & racial history, human relations & civil rights". #TuesdayMotivation
The wild hairstyles of 1839! Note the “mechanical” brushes meant to deliver cleansing products for men’s beards w/out sullying one’s hands. Les Cent-Un Coiffeurs de Tous les Pas. #fashion #fashionhistory #fashionplates #hairdressing #hair #beards #barbers #fitnyc #designarchives
Pear (Pyrus Pompeiana) from Pomona Italiana by Giorgio Gallesio (1772–1839). Original from The New York Public Library. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.
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Bethlehem, David Roberts, 1839 https://t.co/4wobAQZevY #clevelandart #clevelandartmuseum
New Post: Nightly Discussion #1839 https://t.co/xyPdkWPNbf #brony #mlp #Mylittlepony
Eugène Lacoste, France.
Yedda : 58 maquettes de costumes, 1878. (cf Gallica)
Pierre Eugène Lacoste (1818-1907)
peintre, dessinateur de costumes
l'Opéra (1876-85), français. Elève de Cogniet. Expose au Salon de à partir de 1839.
A musical interlude:
The Duet
Henry Holiday
born #OnThisDay London, 17 June 1839
#Art #PreRaphaelite
Front and back cover progress! I’ve just finished the line art for the front cover, going to start color soon. The back cover drawing is from page 131. It’s looking like ‘August, 1839’ is the most popular title, but I’m still open to ideas! #comics #art #horror @frictionalgames
The Rebecca riots took place in the rural parts of west Wales in 1839-1843. They were a series of protests made by tenant farmers against the payment of tolls charged to use the roads. https://t.co/s665qfDNZv
Helyntion Beca: https://t.co/GmXwZiiSHJ
#History #HistoryTeacher