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28 Aug 1793 After lengthy military service for the revolution General Custine is guillotined for treason

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Pre-Raphaelite artist Edward Burne-Jones, b 1833, applied his talents to drawing, painting & stained glass

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27.8.1333: Kaiser Ludwig der Bayer gewährt der Stadt das Neckarprivileg https://t.co/RyWfJezlXF

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On 27 August 1819, John Lewin, artist, author & natural historian died in Sydney at the age of 49. https://t.co/XdU441frh3

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Antonie van Leeuwenhoek "the Father of Microbiology" well known for his pioneering wok in the field of microscopy died in 1723

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- “mundus patet”: annual opening of the underworld gates on Forum Romanum https://t.co/x2DDQAti0Z

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OTD 1795: Engagement of British light squadron with Dutch squadron in the North Sea, off the coast of Norway. British victory

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French painter, distinguished by remarkable exuberance & hedonism, Jean-Honoré Fragonard, died 1806.

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Fragonard (d 1806) depicts daring lady on swing pushed by old codger as young lover enjoys view from the bushes

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Alfred Kubin died 1959. The first painting is Das Grausen (The Horror). The third is Der Vampyr

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in 1843 "The Black Cat", a short story and a deep study of the psychology of guilt by Edgar Allan Poe, was published.

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Anna Ancher
* 18.8.1859; † 15.4.1935
Studie til Sypigens hoved

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in 1920: 19th amendment ratified, granting women the vote.
Learn more abt in November: https://t.co/PMfB2BZRu4

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Francesco Albani
* 17.8.1578; † 4.10.1660
Jupiter, in the shape of a bull, carrying off Europa

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Animal Farm, an allegorical novella by George Orwell, was published in 1945..illustrated by Ralph Steadman.

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in 1473:Richard of Shrewsbury is born. He & his brother Edward are known as the Princes in the Tower after they were allegedly murdered

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A Herald of Spring by Walter Crane, 1872. Walter Crane was born 15 August 1845.

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We're fans of Walter Crane born 1845. Here's his picture we used in our post about hot-cross buns.
https://t.co/XJ9ISdLU18

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Celebrating b.1771 Poet, novelist, critic, ballad collector & international literary superstar.

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The legacy. OTD 29 years ago he passed away.

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