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Peter Markham Scott (1909–1989) was a British ornithologist, conservationist, painter, naval officer, broadcaster and sportsman. #art
I wonder about the obscure illustrators who turned out these illustrations from British annuals in the 40s and 50s. Unsung and forgotten, their memorials are here in the pages of these yellowing tatty books.
Tipu Sultan had already despatched an embassy to France, led by Mohammad Dervesh Khan, in 1787, to explore the potential of a British ouster from India. This embassy, a consequence of his consistent and unrelenting struggle against the British, proved a sterile endeavour.
A small but savage epic of courage occurred in 1811 when a small British trader, the Fortune, was attacked by a larger French privateer, her crew outnumbered six to one. But she did not surrender… Click: https://t.co/SaBL9NqlyM #Napoleonic #NavalHistory #MaritimeHistory
🐘 Illustrations of British mycology,.
London, Reeve, Benham and Reeve, 1847-55.
https://t.co/IUbIdUMJDs
#JulianOpie: Collected Works was one of the fantastic exhibitions The Bowes Museum hosted in 2015. One of the UK’s leading contemporary artists, Opie exploded onto the British art scene in the 1980s; his easily recognisable style characterised by minimalist line portraits and 1/2
Interior of a church by Anthonie van Borssom, c. 1644-1677
A man and a woman speak with a Capuchin friar, while two other Capuchins walk in the background.
(British Museum)
@blueycapsules Mr. Boseman VS Freakin' British rat!
FIGHT!
PUNCH!
K.O.
BOSEMAN HAS WON THE GAME!
Fan art: British gentleman
@dannyphantomexe
#dannyphantomexe #dannyphantomexefanart
A poignant book for families to read in this week's Children's Book Recommendation #poppy #royalbritishlegion #remembrance #michaelmorpurgo #michaelforeman
And also...
Who is she (indigo from above)
Why is she british/j
@AnimaSeriesCaps Sensitive Archetypes
Molly - Milly Molly (Australian-Singaporean)
Bingo - Bluey (Australian)
Sheegwa - Sagwa the Chinese Siamese Cat (Chinese-Canadian-American)
Da Vinci - 101 Dalmatian Street (British-Canadian)
@razztiram Today I will dote over my gay British squid man Ri’shulxnr
Meet Delphine - she's a French philosopher & cosplay queen and therefore superior to all you British and American fucks. https://t.co/Tb9m8aPRdU
Christina Rossetti (British poet) 1830 - 1894
illustrations by Florence Susan Harrison (Briitish illustrator) 1877 - 1955
Poems
Blackie and Son Limited, London, 1910
https://t.co/9XAhtVcS5X