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Pierre-Auguste Cot, Springtime, 1873, oil on canvas
Born Feb. 17, 1837 in Herault, France, Cot made a debut at the Paris Salon in 1863. The Salon was the official art exhibition of the Academy of Beux-Arts in Paris. He parted in the Academic Classicism movement.
🎨 #JoaquínSorolla, Spanish painter, was #BOTD 27 February 1863. #Art #Painting
JAN WALRAVEN (Dutch, 1827-1878)
Gender scenes and history painter who was born in Amsterdam and lived and worked there until 1863. She preferred to paint farm children with bright curls and red cheeks, absorbed in simple tasks and accompanied by the small animals that livedthere
Painter Émile-Jean-Horace Vernet died #OnThisDay 1863. In his long career he painted battles and other historical accurate scenes, getting many important commissions. He also received the Legion of Honour for serving in the National Guard in 1814.
🎨 #HoraceVernet, French painter, #DOTD 17 January 1863. #Art #Painting
"I never knew whether to pity or congratulate a man on coming to his senses."
✒️ #WilliamMakepeaceThackeray, British novelist (Vanity Fair), #DOTD 24 December 1863. #Literature
Katharine Pyle was born on this day, November 23, in 1863.
She was a leading illustrator (like her brother, Howard Pyle); she advocated for underserved youth; and she was a champion for artists’ rights.
Her niece, Ellen Pyle, said she was, “a woman well ahead of her time”.
Today's birthday-haver is Robert E. O. Speedwagon! His birthday is October 16th, and he was born in 1863. Wishing him an incredibly fun birthday! 🎂
The original banner from the January Uprising of 1863. It symbolizes the union of Poland, Lithuania and Ruthenia - Belarus and Ukraine, in the fight together for freedom.
⚔️🇵🇱⬜️🟥⬜️🇱🇹🇺🇦🛡️
Fot. https://t.co/YEkK5762gi
Henry Louis Stephens's untitled watercolor of a black man reading a newspaper by candlelight, c. 1863.
The paper's headline reports the Emancipation Proclamation.
Waterbirds:
1. A proud Duck
2. Some???? - who can help?
3. Seagull, Moeve
Wood engraving printed in color with hand finihing. Dated 1863.
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Jessie Wilcox Smith, #American #illustrator, was born September 6th, 1863. A contributor to books and magazines during the late 19th and early 20th century, she was one of the highest paid illustrators of the time, earning over $1,500 per cover. < #art
🎨 The mammals of Australia.
London, Printed by Taylor and Francis, pub. by the author, 1863.
https://t.co/apcD48hvwg
And somewhere men are laughing, and somewhere children shout,
But there is no joy in Mudville—mighty Casey has struck out.
Casey At The Bat: https://t.co/W4Xy2K2tnK
✒️ #ErnestThayer, American poet, was #BOTD 14 August 1863. #Poetry #Literature
Mary withon fue filosofa y psicóloga estadounidense, nacida el 1863. Fue la primera mujer en tener el cargo de presidente en la asociación estadounidense de psicología. Es una de las representes de la corriente psicológica del “sí mismo”
❄ British beetles
London, Bell and Daldy, 1863.
https://t.co/5q4Xf1vTxB
🐼 The mammals of Australia.
London, Printed by Taylor and Francis, pub. by the author, 1863.
https://t.co/LsM3Aslji6