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Born in 1857: Polish-British writer (1857-1924) (born Józef Konrad

Portrait by (1883-1966), 1923-4

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Born in 1857: Polish-British writer (1857-1924) (born Józef Konrad

Portrait by (1851-1928), 1918

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Born in 1857: British composer (1857-1934)

Portrait by (1872-1945), 1919

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Born in 1857: Irish-born writer (1857-1911), Lady Colin Campbell

Portrait by (1842-1931), 1894

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Born in 1857: Princess (1857-1944), Princess of youngest child of

Portrait by (1857-1940), 1928


Carisbrooke Castle Museum

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Born in 1857: Princess (1857-1944), Princess of youngest child of

Portrait by (1845-1908), 1883

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Born in 1857: Princess (1857-1944), Princess of youngest child of

Portrait as a child by (1823-69), 1863

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The fight at Jama Masjid - Delhi 1857: by Khwaja Hasan Nizami. (The agony of Delhi)
‘At this time there were thousands of Muslims praying their Juma Prayers at the Jama Masjid. They realised that the British were attempting to blow up the Mosque with gunpowder.

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1857: This is the building of Isambard Kingdom Brunel's 'Great Eastern' steamship at Napier Yard in West Ferry Road, Millwall. It was by far the largest ship ever built, with the capacity to carry 4,000 passengers from England to Australia without refuelling!

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Born in 1857: American painter (1857-1931)

Portrait of Marianne with Hat, 1915

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Born in 1857: American painter (1857-1931)

Portrait of a Blonde Girl with Boa, ca. 1927

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Born in 1857: American painter (1857-1931)

Portrait of Mrs. Roosevelt Scovel, ca. 1900

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Born in 1857: American painter (1857-1931)

Portrait of a Lady with Fan

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Nov. 13, 1857: Finished the poem of “Hiawatha’s Photographing.”

[A parody of Longfellow’s “The Song of Hiawatha.” Arthur B. Frost’s illustrations below.]

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Oct 27, 1857: At Common Room breakfast met, for the first time, John Ruskin. I had a little conversation with him, but not enough to bring out anything characteristic or striking in him. His appearance was rather disappointing, a general feebleness of expression, with no (1/2)

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Mar. 17, 1857: Went to tea with Tyrwhitt, and to copy his verses on deer-stalking. We had a long talk on Art, Ruskin, etc., etc.

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Daily thing Fanart of the Big Bob-omb/King Bob-omb from

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Nov. 13, 1857: Finished the poem of “Hiawatha’s Photographing.”

[A parody of Longfellow’s “The Song of Hiawatha” written in what Carroll refers to as the original poem’s “easy running metre” (trochaic tetrameter). Arthur B. Frost’s illustrations below.]

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Oct. 27, 1857: At Common Room breakfast met, for the first time, John Ruskin. I had a little conversation with him, but not enough to bring out anything characteristic or striking in him. His appearance was rather disappointing, a general feebleness of expression, ... (1/2)

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Paris, 19th-century style! Browse the French street views of photographer Eugène Atget, born in 1857: https://t.co/yo3mjv0VWA

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