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Viktor Madarász
* 14.12.1830; † 10.1.1917
Portrait of a Woman


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2017-12-15

This 1862 map shows the very beginnings of Antarctic exploration. That point James Weddell reached in 1823 was the farthest south a ship had ever been. 88 years later - - Amundsen became the first person to reach the South Pole.
https://t.co/pypZzd7wuc
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2017-12-14

Published in The Illustrated London News, 1929, this illustration by G.H. Davis of the Prince of Wales (King Edward VIII) in his Gipsy Moth flying over Windsor Castle

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2017-12-14

in 1809, Napoleon and Josephine divorce. Satirical cartoon in 'Hibernia' magazine.

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2017-12-14

American artist Helen Frankenthaler—a pioneer of new techniques in abstract expressionist painting—was born in 1928. Her “Jacob’s Ladder” is now on view in the gallery. https://t.co/yU4tLmGIvp

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2017-12-13

in 1863 Edvard Munch was born. Check out the best places to see his work via https://t.co/kZQVYzBK5U

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2017-12-13

in 1871, a total solar eclipse occurred. Here astronomer Sir Norman Lockyer waits to observe the eclipse in India.

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2017-12-12

Happy Birthday to Edvard Munch who was born in 1863. Greatly influenced by the German in the early 20th century, his subjects reflect the fundamental experiences of human existence https://t.co/t2yuLpyqRK

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2017-12-12

d. Thomas Nast (1840-1902), German-born American caricaturist & cartoonist. Said by some to be the "Father of the American Cartoon".

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2017-12-08

'The Audition' by Webster Murray, published in The Tatler in 1932

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2017-12-07

in 1929, Nizari Imam Aga Khan III weds Andree Josephine Carron in Aix-les-Bains, France. They divorced in 1943.

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2017-12-07

Gian Lorenzo was born in 1598. Versatile talent, he was an absolute master of (see the Nude preserved at and He excelled in architecture and painting too.

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2017-12-07

1648 Lord Grey is the most prominent MP involved in army support to expel moderates and guarantee action against Charles I.
https://t.co/WFcD2o0OYn

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2017-12-06

“Colour is a power which directly influences the soul.” Wassily Kandinsky, born 1866. One of the pioneers of abstract modern art, Kandinsky exploited the evocative interrelation between colour & form to create an aesthetic experience that engaged the sight, sound, & emotions

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2017-12-04

Claude-Joseph Vernet died 1789. Many of his paintings are reminiscent of works by Claude Lorrain from 100~ years earlier (one painting of Lorrain’s happened to be a favorite of my beloved John Keats)

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2017-12-03

Can you guess which famous author's birthday is today? Here's some clues...

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2017-11-29

Did you know we hold a rare copy of Blake’s Songs of Innocence and of Experience? Shelfmark: C.71.d.19. Born William Blake

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2017-11-28