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John White (c. 1540–c. 1606), artist-illustrator, surveyor; Jacob Gerritse Strycker (1615–1687), artist, possibly of the Rembrandt studios; Thomas Smith (died c. 1691), painter
28.5 × 21.5 Mar 1931 c. 1510: Raphael: The Alba Madonna: 94.5 (diameter) Apr 1931 1555 Titian: Venus with a Mirror: 124.5 × 105.5 Apr 1931 c. 1581 – c. 1582: Paolo Veronese: The Finding of Moses: 58 × 44.5 Nov 1930 c. 1605: Circle of Diego Velázquez: Pope Innocent X: 49.2 × 41.3 Jul 1930 1618 Anthony van Dyck: Portrait of a Flemish Lady
October 2 – Sarah Biffen, disabled English painter (born 1784) November 10 – Alexandre-Évariste Fragonard, French painter and sculptor in the troubadour style (born 1780) December 8 – Anatole Devosge, French painter (born 1770) date unknown. Jean Broc, painter (born 1771) Francis Hervé, painter (born 1781)
Wooden furniture is taken apart when renewing varnish to improve the finish. A synthetic varnish, cellulose nitrate, was developed in the 1850s but was not available in a formulation suitable for commercial furniture until the late 1920s. Unfortunately, cellulose nitrate discolors and becomes brittle as it ages, so over time, the coating on ...
Pages in category "1850 paintings" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. The Bookworm (Spitzweg)
The firm of James Powell and Sons, also known as Whitefriars Glass, were London-based English glassmakers, leadlighters and stained-glass window manufacturers. As Whitefriars Glass, the company existed from the 18th century, but became well known as a result of the 19th-century Gothic Revival and the demand for stained glass windows.
Prior to decimalisation in 1971, there were 12 pence (written as 12d) in a shilling (written as 1s or 1/-) and 20 shillings in a pound, written as £1 (occasionally "L" was used instead of the pound sign, £). There were therefore 240 pence in a pound. For example, 2 pounds 14 shillings and 5 pence could have been written as £2 14s 5d or £2/14/5
February 2 – Cassius Aurelius Boone, Mayor of Orlando and businessman (died 1917) February 6 – Elizabeth Williams Champney, author (died 1922) [5] February 8 Kate Chopin, writer (died 1904) [6] Charles Rockwell Lanman, Sanskrit scholar (died 1941) February 15 – Albert B. Cummins, U.S. Senator from Iowa from 1908 to 1926 (died 1926 ...