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On this day in 1810, Sweden declares war on Great Britain. Reluctantly forced into it by Napoleon, Stockholm takes absolutely no military action against the United Kingdom.
(Here's a pic from the era of Swedes not fighting anyone)
Beautiful Drawings by Henry Bright (1810 - 1873) on display in The Norwich School Exhibition.
Kabuki actor Nakamura Utaemon, by Hokushu (fl. ca. 1810-1832)
“And behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads. And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth.”
The Great Red Dragon watercolor paintings by English poet, William Blake. 1805-1810.
The Abbey in the Oakwood, 1810 #germanart #caspardavidfriedrich
John Hoppner (1758 - 1810) est un portraitiste de talent.
Plus en détails : né de parents allemands à Londres, il a fréquenté la "Royal Academy Schools" et est devenu un "Academician" en 1795.
Son grand rival d'époque était Sir Thomas Lawrence.
#Painting
Happy birthday Elizabeth Gaskell born #OTD 1810! We are honoured to have her lovely house to visit and enjoy as she wanted... @GaskellSociety
https://t.co/AIPGw9s3gL
Abbey in the oak forest, 1810 #romanticism #caspardavidfriedrich
Díganle a mi peloncita revoltosa, que ya voy en chinga para Charo, por ahí afuerita de Valladolid, que nos vemos allá por ahí el 20 de Octubre de 1810.
Writing about mourning is so emotionally draining. This was Ann Frankland Lewis' watercolour for 1797, the year her husband died. Ann had lost her elder daughter only four years previously, and would go on to lose her younger daughter (possibly depicted) in 1810.
Comparative Anatomy Study, Thomas Rowlandson, c. 1810-1820 https://t.co/llAu6ZwyWv #museumarchive #cmadrawings
Nelson's Monument on Glasgow Green, by John Knox. Saw this in the drawing room of @TheGeorgianNTS in Edinburgh. Had a lovely chat with the volunteer guides about the detail of the damage to the top of it from the lightning strike in 1810
The Great Red Dragon and the Beast from the Sea
William Blake
1810