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James Gillray, pre-eminent caricaturist of the #18thcentury, was born #OnThisDay 1756.
During his last few years he struggled with his mental health & was cared for by long-term landlady & likely partner, who owned the shop where his prints were displayed.
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La Douce Mélancolie est un tableau néo-classique,
Joseph-Marie Vien / 1756.
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🎨 #ThomasRowlandson, English painter, cartoonist and etcher, was #BOTD 14 July 1756. #Art #Painting #Illustration
🎨 #PieterLangendijk, Dutch painter, etcher and playwright, #DOTD 9 July 1756. #Art
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Naissance près de Nîmes, de L-J de Montcalm. Il participera à plusieurs campagnes en Europe avant d’être dépêché en N.-France, en 1756. Il sera victorieux à Oswego (1756), au fort William-Henry (1757) et à Carillon (1758), avant de s'incliner devant Québec (1759).
Happy Birthday to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, born on this day in 1756.
Portrait by Travis Simpkins
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English caricaturist James Gillray, was born #OnThisDay, 1756. Considered the 'father of modern political cartoon', in his works he depicted George III, Napoleon, prime ministers, and other important people of his time. Gillray also satirized Napoleon as "Little Boney".
@britishmuseum opened its doors to the public #OTD in 1759. Here’s its 1st home, Montagu House - its gatehouse, a view of its painted ceilings, and the layout of the gardens, which opened to the public in 1756. #britishmuseum #archives #exploreyourarchive
[1960x1080] A sweet old map of Port Royal, Jamaica used by the Royal Navy in 1756. from /u/dontpaynotaxes at #WarshipPorn ➡ https://t.co/xblf4IHEDL
"Tableau des Pavillons et Bannières que la plus part des nations arborent à la mer" (grand format) par Jacques Nicolas Bellin, ingénieur au dépôt des Cartes et Plans, 1756.
27 mars 1809: mort de Joseph-Marie Vien, peintre français. Père du peintre Joseph-Marie Vien le jeune.
➡️L’Athénienne vertueuse, 1762.
➡️La Douce Mélancolie, 1756.
Thomas Gainsborough (1727-1788).
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-The Painter’s Daughters chasing a Butterfly, 1756.
James Gillray, the British caricaturist and printmaker, was born #OTD in 1756. Here's an image from an album of satirical prints about the stormy relationship between the British government and the East India Company during the 18th century: https://t.co/IVRQnD22KN
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Portrait of his daughters.
The National Gallery, London.
American Revolutionary artist John Trumbull was born on this date in 1756. This is "General George Washington at Trenton." @YaleArtGallery
Wolfang Amadeus #Mozart was born #OnThisDay 1756. Here he is at the piano with his sister, father and the portrait of his deceased mother