Eyre Massey Shaw, by Carlo Pellegrini - Published in Vanity Fair, 3 June 1871

He was the 1st Chief Officer of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade (now renamed the London Fire Brigade), and the Superintendent of its predecessor, the London Fire Engine Establishment, from 1861 to 1891.

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My friend just pointed out that Rishi is legit just a slightly recoloured version of the Smiler from Transmetropolitan

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NFT! Attention! Beautiful NFT art! Perfect pic! The Metropolitan Museum Collection NFT! Together with
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"A Vase of Flowers" by Margareta Haverman.
You can see themetos here:
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You can also make offer.

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Have you seen a nice city scape today? 😃

Seaside Metropolitan vs paronamic city is available

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💎 Dog's Garden 💎

✨ Artwork by
💰 Sold to themetropolitanfund for 3.1 ETH ($4,115.47)

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🖼️ El aseo de Venus
👨‍🎨 François Boucher
📆 1751
🎨 Rococó
📏 108,3 x 85,1 cm
📍 The Metropolitan Museum of Art



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Peaceful Thursday

"The mystery of love is greater than the mystery of death."
Oscar Wilde

Andrea Solario ( 1460-1522 ) Salome with the Head of St John the Baptist 1507, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Co-Creator of The Boys, Transmetropolitan, and Happy, is coming to next February!

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“That what secretly flows between us today, will gleam tomorrow, the way full moon does.”
― Rafy Rohaan

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🎨Tao Lengyue (Chinese, 1894–1985); Full Moon.
Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department has released a visual novel game that is supposed to teach people how to avoid falling victim to various crimes. If we don't act now, it warns us that Tokyo will become a graffiti-ridden hellhole in the year 2100. https://t.co/wSeRw4MyfP

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The Gulf Stream, 1906
by
Winslow Homer
Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Little-known 17th-century artist Orsola Maddalena Caccia was a nun and abbess who ran an artistic workshop at her convent in Piedmont. Her own art has now become more generally recognised ~ here’s her Fruit and Flowers (1630), Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

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Circa 1840-1870 Tlingit shaman (Ixt’) amulet, made of antler decorated with abalone shell. Via NY Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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Theresa Pateman is our Artist in Focus for the next 2 weeks. Her richly coloured etchings have been exhibited widely including the Royal Academy, Mall Galleries & the Barbican & are in collections at the V&A, Metropolitan University & Scarborough Art Gallery.

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Curiosity 1660–1662
Gerard ter Borch the Younger (Dutch,1617–1681)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, US

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Carved sard plaque from a bracelet. Depicting a sphinx with a cartouche of King Amenhotep III. Culture: Egyptian. Date: c. 1390-1352 BC. Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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