Died in 1808: French painter (1743-1808)

Portrait of Margaret Callander and Her Son James Kearney, 1795

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Died in 1808: French painter (1743-1808)

Portrait of a Lady, ca 1790

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Died in 1808: French painter (1743-1808)

Portrait of Princess Yelizaveta B. Shakhovskaya (1775-96), 1806


Hermitage

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RT : 1808: Loss of frigate HMS Crescent, victor of a famous 1793 ship-to-ship duel, shows how even a well-built could be was pounded to driftwood by a storm on a lee shore. Heroism was not enough to save her. https://t.co/KCEQeZGvMQ

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1808: Loss of the frigate HMS Crescent, victor of a famous 1793 ship-to-ship duel, shows how even a well-built ship could be was pounded to driftwood by a storm on a lee shore. Heroism was not enough to save her. Click: https://t.co/OLEisFVihf

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Fact The Angry Birds Red Float in Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade 2015-2017’s concept art was more different.
Concept art: 3 Spots, Top Of Head Feathers More 'Feathery' (Doesn’t Work For Float), Bigger Dark Red Spots Under Eyes
Float: Beak Closed, More Detailed Egg, 2 Spots

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November 12, 1808: J.J.J. Gourgas was appointed a Deputy Inspector General of the Rite of Perfection at New York by John Gabriel Tardy.
Portrait by Travis Simpkins
https://t.co/UjuDuBuUwV

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October 29, 1808: Sampson Simson received the 17th and 18th degrees from Abraham Jacobs.
Portrait by Travis Simpkins
https://t.co/UjuDuBuUwV

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1808: Birth in of Michael William Balfe. Raised Operatic composer e.g. The Bohemian Girl ( video). Short violinist career, then singer & composed; c 29 operas, c 250 songs & more! Also conductor! https://t.co/nYFChT4IYn https://t.co/pLMUdt7e0s

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Born in 1808: (1808-77), princess of Prussia by marriage, granddaughter of Tsar

Portrait by (1794-1854), 1837

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Born in 1808: (1808-63), King of Denmark

Portrait by Edward Young (1823-82), 1853


Frederiksborg

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1808: Birth in of Michael William Balfe. Operatic composer eg The Bohemian Girl ( in video). Short violinist career, then singer while began to compose (c 29 operas, c 250 songs & other)! Noted conductor. https://t.co/nYFChT4IYn https://t.co/pLMUdt7e0s

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24 mars 1808: naissance de María-Felicia García, dite la Malibran, artiste lyrique française (mezzo-soprano) d'origine espagnole.
➡️Maria Malabran en Desdémone dans Otello de Rossini, 1831, par Henri de Caisne (ou Decaisne).
➡️Maria Malibran, vers 1834.

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'Some men can live forever .. others, just a flash ..

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Goya’s 3rd May 1808: commemorating the Spanish uprising against Napoleonic occupation. What I did not realize until I was standing in front of it in the Prado is how massive it is! 268 cm × 347 cm Truly monumental also in the boldness of its brushstrokes.

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