Tag Archives: Great Britain

1945: The House by the Canal

Posted on September 12, 2017 by corvusfugit

Algernon Cecil Newton: The House by the Canal (1945)

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1926: The Hunt

Posted on September 12, 2017 by corvusfugit

Robert Burns: The Hunt (c. 1926); previously known as Diana and her Nymphs.

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1890: Some Horrible Presence which Still Remained

Posted on September 11, 2017 by corvusfugit

Simultaneous Dreams No. 52.—From Miss INA BIDDER. Ravensbury Park, Mitcham June l0th, 1890. The night before last a curious case of what I cannot but call telepathy occurred between myself and my sister. (We sleep in the same room.) For … Continue reading →

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1971: SHADO

Posted on September 9, 2017 by corvusfugit

Ed Bishop as Colonel Edward “Ed” Straker of SHADO (Supreme Headquarters, Alien Defence Organisation) in the British TV series UFO, which aired in 1970 and 1971. The show takes place in 1980.

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2017: Sok Aun

Posted on September 7, 2017 by corvusfugit

Charles Fox: Sok Aun (2017) About a third of the construction workers in Phnom Penh are women. “Its been three years since I arrived in Phnom Penh and I have been working in construction the whole time. My daughter is … Continue reading →

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1895: Katherine

Posted on September 7, 2017 by corvusfugit

James Dromgole Linton: Katherine from The Taming of the Shrew (c. 1895) (source)

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1906: The Light Shineth in Darkness and the Darkness Comprehendeth it Not

Posted on September 7, 2017 by corvusfugit

Evelyn de Morgan: The Light Shineth in Darkness and the Darkness Comprehendeth it Not (1906)

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1912: Magnets for the Queen

Posted on September 6, 2017 by corvusfugit

Ernest Board: William Gilbert Demonstrating the Magnet before Queen Elizabeth, 1598 (1912)

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1689: The Princess’s Dream

Posted on September 5, 2017 by corvusfugit

THE DREAM of Princess Mary of Modena, Wife to James II, late King of England Saturday the 24th of December, 1689, after I had heard Midnight Mass, I went to Bed somewhat melancholy; and being asleep about break of Day, … Continue reading →

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1920: Acts of Mercy

Posted on September 5, 2017 by corvusfugit

        Frederick Cayley Robinson: Acts of Mercy (1916–20); it seems the first two paintings are referred to as The Orphans, while the second two are referred to as The Doctor.

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