Today in Comics History: Bill Holman's screwball classic "Smokey Stover" (originally Sunday-only and titled simply "Smokey"; the daily launched in Nov. 1938) debuted on March 10, 1935. Here, the first strips and a syndicate promo:

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2 scenes from Shakespeare for this week's &
Miranda- The Tempest 1916 (private collection)
Valentine Rescuing Sylvia from Proteus (depicting a scene from Act V, scene IV from The Two Gentlemen of Verona) 1851 (Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery)

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Moments of high drama this and
(Claudio & Isabella, 1850, Tate and Apollo & Daphne 1908, private collection)

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Fancy a midweek moment of sweet idleness?! If so join these luscious ladies in their leisure in this week's &
'Il Dolce Far Niente' c.1866, retouched mid 1870s, Schaeffer Collection
'Dolce Far Niente' 1880, Kirkcaldy Museum & Art Gallery

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Designed my own Holiday Dark Magician Girl! I’ll be creating and wearing this cosplay at Holman this year! I especially like my kuriboh staff and I hope to see other yugioh cosplayers there.

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Sculptor, illustrator, poet & original member of the PRB Thomas Woolner died in 1892. Attached Woolner's portrait by DGR, his bust of PRB patron Thomas Coombe (Ashmolean), a frontispiece illustration & Holman Hunt's illustration to Woolner's poem 'My Beautiful Lady' (1850)

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A select offering of animals by William Holman Hunt- and his sister Emily- on The gorgeous collie dog is 'Jealous Jessie' 1861 (Maas Gallery)

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Born in Clerkenwell, London ~ studied at the Royal Academy Schools; influenced by his uncle, Arthur Hughes who was associated with the the Pre~Raphaelite Brotherhood; worked as studio assistant to William Holman Hunt ~

Edward Robert Hughes ~ 1851~1914

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“Blackwall Yard” by Francis Holman

On the north bank of the Thames near Greenwich in 1784s. The 74 on the stocks in the middle is thought to be HMS Venerable. She will go on to be Admiral Duncan's flagship at the Battle of Camperdown

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English painter and poet ~ born in London, studied at the Royal Academy schools ~ founder member of the Pre~Raphaelite Brotherhood along with William Holman Hunt and John Everett Millais ~

Dante Gabriel Rossetti ~ 1828~1882

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Delighted to announce The Pre-Raphaelite Revolution, a 4-week course with curator and lecturer Jo Banham that celebrates the art, ideas & lives of and others associated with the Brotherhood.
BOOK https://t.co/lICENvc72K

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English painter, nephew of Arthur Hughes, studio assistant to William Holman Hunt

Edward Robert Hughes ~ 1851~1914

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A belated a re-interpretation of Jonas W. Holman's portrait 1830–1835 from

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founding member William Holman Hunt (1827-1910). Here is an exquisite self-portrait from 1867 in

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Our Spring Exhibition features paintings by Iain Holman - a unique chance to see a full collection of his works

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It's & here's Wm Holman Hunt in colls warning us to beware those sleepy mini-witches https://t.co/uasfAIXPmP

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Holman is thrilled to be a part of 's Oct 13! Check out the speakers on the new website! https://t.co/m9b4dOv21n

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