Saturn Devouring His Son (1823) by Francisco Goya (Spain, 1746-1828). Inspired by the Greek myth of the Titan, Cronus (Romanised to 'Saturn').

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Good Morning, Tweeps

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Jessica (1830)

by Joseph Mallord William Turner

Tate Gallery, London

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Note: exhibited to the Royal Academy in 1830. Although it remains possible that Jessica was painted in Rome in 1828 there is no firm evidence to support.

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A view of HMS Discovery once a support vessel for Captain Cook's third voyage but now a rat-infested convict ship moored alongside the Thames at downriver from (1828) - she was finally broken up in 1834

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This is possibly a sketch for a tapestry intended to hang in the bedchamber of Charles III of Spain. Goya was a painter in the Spanish court and a friend to the King's brother. https://t.co/YkymyJVWlH

'A Picnic' by Francisco de Goya (1746–1828),

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La Ghirlandata (1873) by Dante Gabriel Rossetti (UK, 1828-1882). Guildhall Art Gallery, London. The model who sat for the painting was Alexa Wilding.

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'Witches' Flight' by Francisco Goya (1746-1828). A master of dark and mysteriously moody compositions.

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Francisco de Goya (1746-1828) was a Spanish Romantic painter considered as the last of the Old Masters and the first truly modern artist.

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C.1828s: A painting depicting a Mahratta Light Horseman.

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Roscoe's "Monandrian plants of the order Scitamineae" (1828) discussed over 100 species of Zingiberales, with taxonomies, general descriptions, and localities alongside by Margaret Lace Roscoe. View it in via ➡️ https://t.co/trW8t5oPOk

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Francisco de Goya (1746-1828) was a Spanish Romantic painter considered as the last of the Old Masters and the first truly modern artist.

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La Ghirlandata (1873) by Dante Gabriel Rossetti (UK, 1828-1882). Guildhall Art Gallery, London.

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The Garden of Eden & Expulsion from the Garden of Eden by Thomas Cole (1828)

Although these works initially failed to sell, patron Robert Gilmore supported Cole's travels abroad which led to a commission to paint a series of 5 monumental canvases depicting the Course of Empire.

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« Le soupir d'une jolie fille s'entend plus loin que le rugissement d'un lion. » 💙
(Proverbe arabe ; L'histoire générale des proverbes (1828))

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誕生(1828、SF作家)、日本海軍駆逐艦 奇襲(1904、#旅順港海戦)、#ジャック・レモン 誕生(1925・喜劇俳優)、#如月ハニー 誕生(1982、キューティーハニー)
旅順港奇襲は失敗。停泊中のロシア戦艦を狙ったのに、1隻も撃沈できなかった。

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2月8日は【ジュール・ヴェルヌの誕生日】
1828年2月8日、フランスのナントに生まれたヴェルヌは1863年に書いた冒険小説『気球に乗って五週間』が大ヒット作品となる。世界の海を巡る小説『海底二万里』のほか、数々の人気作を生み出し、「SF小説の父」と呼ばれて愛読されている。

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Many of the from our collection can now be seen online: https://t.co/aOZBgQF72b
They include views of Lambeth Palace, paintings of Addington Place by Abp Sumner, & sketches by the Rev S. R. Maitland of his European travels (pictured c1828).

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