The Romans in their Decadence (French - Les Romains de la décadence) is a painting by the French artist Thomas Couture, first exhibited at the Paris Salon of 1847, a year before the 1848 Revolution which toppled the July Monarchy. (Musée d'Orsay)

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Born 1848, William Gilbert "W. G." Grace, English cricketer who was important in the development of the sport and is widely considered one of its greatest-ever players (as well sporting one of the best beards). Illustration - Vanity Fair 'Spy', 1877

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'Égalité devant la mort' ('Equality Before Death') by William-Adolphe Bouguereau, 1848

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“It is so small a thing, the life of a man, and yet there is time to do great things, fragments of a common task.” —Paul Gauguin, born in 1848

See 12 works by Gauguin and explore over 200 more in the Art Institute's collection: https://t.co/QsZ12ZIg8R

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Love these rich, warm colours from Paul Gauguin, who was born in 1848. Under appreciated during his lifetime, the post-impressionist artist is now known as a great experimenter of colour and for his Synthetis style.

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Battle of Cesme at Night (1848) by Ivan Aivazovsky (1817-1900). The battle painted took place July 1770.

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ヴィクトル・ヴァスネツォフ:民話
ヴァスネツォフ(1848-1926)はロシアのフォークロアやブイリーナ(英雄叙事詩)を題材に詩情あふれるロマンティックな作品を創り出しています。筋骨隆々とした力強い三人のヒーローを描いた作品《勇士たち》は特に有名です。
https://t.co/WHHLkuf9Ig

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Antonio Basoli (1774–1848), Architectural Alphabet

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Viktor Vasnetsov (May 15 (N.S.), 1848 – July 23, 1926) Three princesses of the Underground Kingdom (1884)

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🎨Viktor – a Russian painter, designer and graphic artist.

He played a leading role in the evolution of Russian art from 19th-century realism towards Art Nouveau with a national historical slant.

Born 171 years ago on May 15 1848

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Battle of Cesme at Night (1848) by Ivan Aivazovsky (Russia, 1817-1900).

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20 апреля 1808 года (211 лет назад) в Париже родился
Шарль Луи Наполеон БОНАПАРТ (НАПОЛЕОН3)
Первый президент (1848-1852) и последний император Франции 

     

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Paul (1848-1903)
La Vague
1888

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Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848 – 1933) was an American artist and designer who worked in the decorative arts and is best known for his work in stained glass

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As a cartoonist it was his job to seize the mood of the day & also satirise it. In his paintings he took a more emotional & patriotic approach. Here is his Uprising (1848), The Republic (1848) & Clown Playing Drum (c1865-7)

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Happy Birthday to American artist Louis Comfort Tiffany, born in 1848.

[#LouisComfortTiffany. "Flower, Fish and Fruit." 1885. BMA 1979.173]

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