Elizabeth Blackwell made a significant contribution to medical knowledge and botanical illustration. ‘A curious herbal’ (1730s) was one of the earliest botanical books created by a woman and an invaluable resource for physicians and apothecaries in the 18thC and beyond.

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Kitchen utensils for a tasty lunch, the 1730s.

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Johann Georg Platzer , Austrian painter (1704–1761)
Fountain scene in front of a palace,
1730s

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So! Percival, he/him, a bisexual 1730s landscape painter, he is Welsh and loves his husband

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Schneller Geist “Quick Spirit”/Snallygaster - North America folklore from German-immigrants tales - First apparitions began in 1730s in Blue Ridge Mountains, terrorising the population of the colonies, then the beast returned in 1909 in Frederick Country’s area -

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Our first of three spotlights on women at Chelsea Physic Garden falls on Elizabeth Blackwell. She was a talented botanical illustrator and engraver, who in the 1730s recorded hundreds of plants in the Garden to illustrate her book ‘A Curious Herbal’.

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カロッツェリアのTS-C1730Sです。

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Born in 1726: King of Sardinia (1726-96)

Portrait as a child by School of Carel van Savoy, 1730s

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This robe à l’anglaise (c.1770) was made from silk damask dating to the 1730s. Reusing such fabric was a common C18th practice. The gown opens at the front to reveal a matching petticoat, at this time made to be seen. IMG: https://t.co/sKSC3KuUEl

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Detail of a 1730s conversation piece by William Hogarth. The small hands holding a silver tray at bottom left are all that remain of an enslaved African boy, who was cut out of the canvas by someone unscrupulous. https://t.co/Z1lcwTdel8

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Today we're focusing on colour printing and its effect on three-dimensionality - have a look at Jan Ladmiral's (or l'Admiral) sections of a fetus brain (1738) & heart (1730s) - (from collections)

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