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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Hello twitter, here are some portraits of Ordinary Folk. Because, as sparkly as they are, History is not all about Rich People.

– watercress seller (1780)
– kitchen servant at Oxford (c1680s)
– [believed to be] Washington's enslaved cook (c1795)
– Hogarth's servants (1750s)

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Herbier de la France; ou, Collection complette des plantes indigenes de ce royaume; avec leurs proprie´te´s, et leurs usages en medecine. By Bulliard, Pierre. Paris, Chez l'auteur, Didot, Debure, Belin, 1780-93. (1-48) https://t.co/GuaJo6av9C

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Costume design which would have been seen on the London operatic and ballet stage around 1780-1800. The French inscription is a description of the costume colours. (Attributed to) Chevalier Lupino See our print site: https://t.co/J36woqi69F

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暁翠の富士美案内9 『少女と犬』はレノルズの後期作品に見られるファンシー・ワーク(幻想的絵画)の典型であり、傑作。古典的な型どおりの肖像画の手法を脱し、自由で親しみやすい作風を追求。1780年代に描かれた≪ヘアのおぼっちゃま≫はルーヴル美術館蔵。#暁斎・暁翠伝

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◆우루하 사쿠
◇손수 만든 only one

▷카드 번호
No. 1779 / 1780

▷카드 등급
LE / GR

▷속성
COOL

▷스킬
PERFECT 70회로 판정 강화

▷그룹 스킬
COOL 아이콘의 스코어 상승(3.5배)

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The Salon du Dessin is thrilled to host an exceptional of 38 from the extensive archive of Maison - famous Parisian since 1780. This 1908 design of a tiara for Gertrude Vanderbilt is included. 21-26 Mar 2018, Palais Brongniart

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AFYA1780: Beware deeply unconscious facets of other people’s psyches.

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The gardeners have made a bit of a discovery. A rare Coade stone sundial plinth from the 1780s that was last seen in 1930s photos. We're trying to raise funds for its conservation. Come and see it in the Granary Art Gallery & consider GiftAiding your donation

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Captain Nicholas Brown Seabrook Polly Seabrook (1739-1790), privateer and master of Seabrook Plantation, Hanover County, Virginia, the Payne Limner, 1784 https://t.co/ET6aSVblXI

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Posthumous portrait of Betsy Seabrook (1780-1783) of Seabrook Plantation, Hanover County, Virginia, the Payne Limner, 1784 https://t.co/St5JRPW1EG

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"I have told you, and I told you truly that I love you too much. You engross my thoughts too intirely to allow me to think of any thing else—you not only employ my mind all day; but you intrude upon my sleep." -Alexander Hamilton in a letter to Elizabeth Schuyler October 5 1780

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Portrait of Maria Eardley (1743-1794) in a wooded landscape, England ca 1780. The wealthy lady is wearing an exquisite silk gown, fine lacework, a bluish shawl etc. (Oil on canvas by Thomas Gainsborough, 1727-1788). Via: .

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