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"Some match their Jacket to their hat,
Some match it with their socks;
But I find wild Zebra stripes
To be a look that Rocks !”

(Image attributed to Henry Kingsbury, 1787, gently mocking the future Prince Regent)

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2023-01-17

Thomas Hickey's painting of an Indian Lady (Indian bibi), 1787, National Gallery of Ireland. Probably a depiction of William Hickey's Bengali partner Jemdanee.

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2023-01-10

Catherine the Great as Legislator in the Temple of the Goddess of Justice, 1787, by Dmitry Levitzky

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2022-09-08

Entry of Wilhelmina of Prussia, Princess of Orange, and her children returning to The Hague, after the reinstatement of her husband, William V, Prince of Orange, c. 1787, by Andrea de Bernardis, 1787 - 1789

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2022-08-01

Le projet du cabinet des maquettes au

En 1787, Louis XVI projette de faire construire une succession de cabinets le long des réservoirs de l'Opéra. Cette succession de pièces se composait de 5 pièces.

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2021-05-15

in 1787, one of the best Dutch 19th-century painters, Andreas Schelfhout was born.

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2021-02-16

Day 2 of students' campaign to celebrate Black Heritage, creativity & culture.
In 1787, Manchester led the way in the fight to abolish slavery. Mancunians of every colour & creed sign a petition of over 10,500 signatures.
‘Unity 1787’ - Artwork by:

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2021-02-03

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.

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2020-11-06

The Art of Album Covers
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A composite with the head coming from Greuze’s The Souvenir c1787, and the body coming from Raphael’s Saint Catherine of Alexandria c. 1507.
Composite done by John Craig
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Used by The Smashing Pumpking on Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness, 1995

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2020-07-14

1787, the 1st magazine devoted to scientific horticulture appeared in England: The Botanical Garden; or, Flower-Garden Displayed--see excerpt from Kate Colquhoun https://t.co/yGYsE81D5j

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2020-02-01

On this day in 1787, the 41st Regiment casts off its "Invalids" designation and becomes a Regiment of the Line. Merry Christmas!

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2019-12-25

Le 4 novembre 1786, la Marine espagnole lançait à La Havane le 112 canons Conde de Regla. Un an plus tard, le 4 novembre 1787, elle lançait le Real Carlos, également de 112 canons, également à La Havane. En tout, huit trois-ponts de ce type ont été construits par les Espagnols.

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2019-11-05

Il dissiluto punito, ossia

il Don Giovanni,
Opera Lirica by W.A. Mozart

premiered this day, 1787, Prague

Francisco D' Andrade,
by Max Slevogt, 1912

Teodor Currentzis, conducting, recording and speaking about Mozart and Don Giovanni https://t.co/i3spWWhNEn

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2019-10-29

“I have a presentiment that all will turn out ill." So wrote Madame Elisabeth in 1787, during the first weeks of the Assembly of Notables. https://t.co/mqEXHRe9Jz

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2019-04-13

Thursday 🙂✏️ Self portrait by Maria Cosway, 1787, and a mezzotint copy from the same year by Valentine Green https://t.co/4eV8GAtfKE & https://t.co/FrlEfRKf1B

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2018-08-23

Today in stories: Birth of Mary Shelley, 1787, author of Frankenstein. “There is something at work in my soul, which I do not understand.”

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2017-08-31