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November 18, 1916~ Battle of the Somme is finally called to a halt

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The Eve of the Battle of the Somme by Herbert James Gunn

1916 / Oil on canvas / 33”x36” / Fleming-Wyfold Art Foundation, London, UK

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November 18~ Artists at their Easels

Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre: Born November 18, 1787

Artist Birthday Quiz for 11/18~

November 17, 1558~ Elizabeth I ascends the throne of England

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“Hampden Portrait” of Elizabeth I
by Steven van der Meulen (or Steven van Herwijck)

c.1563 / Oil on canvas, transferred from panel / 77 1/4”x55 1/4” / Private collection

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Gloriana!—the Many Faces of Elizabeth I~
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Previous November 17 posts:

November 17~ Artists at their Easels

Artist Birthday Quiz for 11/17~

November 16, 1532~ Inca ruler Atahualpa captured by Spanish conquistadors

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Atahualpa, Fourteenth Inca, 1 of 14 Portraits of Inca Kings
by Unknown Peruvian artist

c.18th century / Oil on canvas / 23 5/8”x21 3/4” / Brooklyn Museum, NYC
Portrait series based on a 1615 Spanish engraving from a history of the Spanish conquest of the Americas

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Previous November 16 posts:

November 16~ Artists at their Easels

Artist Birthday Quiz for 11/16~

November 14, 2019~ “Through My Travels I Found Myself” exhibition opens at Finnish art museum

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Self-portrait, Black Background by Helene Schjerfbeck

1915 / Oil on canvas / 18”x14” / Finnish National Gallery: Ateneum Art Museum, Helsinki, Finland

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Previous November 14 posts:

November 14~ Artists at their Easels

Artist Birthday Quiz for 11/14~

November 11, 1918~ Germany signs Armistice with the Allies, ending WWI

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The Armistice by Eugene Savage

1926 / Watercolor on Artist’s Paper / 29”x52” / Preparatory Work for Elks National Memorial Mural, Chicago, IL

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Previous November 11 posts:

November 11~ Artists at their Easels

Marie Anna Zacharias~ born November 11, 1828

Artist Birthday Quiz for 11/11~

November 10, 2005~ Harlem Renaissance painter Ernest Crichlow dies

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Woman in a Blue Coat by Ernest Crichlow

c.1948 / Oil on canvas / 20”x16” / Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture, Charlotte, NC

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Previous November 10 posts:

November 10~ Artists at their Easels

Artist Birthday Quiz for 11/10~