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He concluded, he later wrote, that the troops were “ exceeding dirty & nasty people ” led by indifferent officers with an “ ...
Ever since the invention of the microscope, humanity has gained access to the world of the incredibly small. Scientists discovered that creatures never known to exist before are alive in an ...
A sunken 18th-century boat has been discovered by chance near the majestic stone walls of Croatia’s medieval city of Dubrovnik. Ivan Bukelic dove into the Adriatic Sea in Dubrovnik’s old ...
The bride is corseted and cosseted in her high-necked, hand-appliquéd Italian lace wedding dress on the grounds of an ...
Of note are Vistavka Fine Art Gallery’s rare 18th-century prints, including highly-sought after proofs by Philibert-Louis Debucourt and early engravings from Pierre Filloeul. Kim Lim, ...
He nicely illustrates this modality at the outset with reference to literal cut and paste in the form of decoupage—the practice of cutting out prints and sticking them onto screens and other ...
Timely Lessons From 18th-Century British Printmaking The Radical Print reframes the work of five artists who used the form to satirize and lampoon, actively dismantling power systems in the process.
Art History This 18th-Century Painting Could Rewrite Black History in Britain New research brings to light the life of James Cumberlidge, a servant who became a trumpeter for King George III.
Ceylon’ (1672). The original work was published in Dutch and was later translated and published in London in the mid-18th century. Interestingly, a piece of the tamarind tree in Jaffna, under which ...