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@17thCenturyLady Fubbs the yacht was scrapped in 1781, of course; Madam Carwell wasn't scrapped by Charles II, but remained in high favour until his death.
She returned to France and died in Paris on 14 November 1734, aged 85.
#StuartsSaturday #KeepItStuart #Navy
This King Vulture (1734, @artinstitutechi) was part of Augustus the Strong’s porcelain menagerie, which was designed by Johann Joachim Kändler and produced by the Meissen Manufactory. 1/
#porcelain #decarts #decorativearts #Meissen #zoo #animals
It's #NationalWildlifeDay and to celebrate here is one of our favourite animal books from the @NtlMuseumsScot rare book collection. Published in 1734, Albert Seba's Cabinet of Curiosity has some great illustrations of animals (with some heavy artisic licence used.. those faces!)
George Romney, the famed portrait artist who depicted Georgian England's elite, was born #OTD in 1734, though due to the 1752 change from the Julian to Gregorian calendar, his birthdate is sometimes listed December 26. More: https://t.co/oms7YuquOc #history #arthistory
This fashionable portrait by #GeorgeRomney, born #onthisday in 1734, achieved a world-record price for any work of art when auctioned in London in 1913.