Tag Archives: Portrait

November 29, 394~ Taejo of Joseon moves Korean capital to Hanyang (now Seoul)

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Portrait of King Taejo of Joseon by
Jo Jung-muk, Park Gi-jun, Baek Eun-bae, Yu Suk

1872 / Hanging Scroll, ink and color on silk / 85 4/5”x59”
Royal Portrait Museum, Gyeonggijeon Shrine, Jeonju, South Korea

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Previous November 29 posts:

November 29~ Artists at their Easels

Artist Birthday Quiz for 11/29~

November 22, 1871~ Death of Oscar Dunn, first elected Black Lieut. Governor in USA

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Louisiana Lieutenant Governor Oscar J. Dunn by Currier and Ives

c.1868-1871 / Lithograph / Image: 11 7/8”x8 7/16”
Various collections including Amistad Research Center, New Orleans, LA

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Previous November 22 posts:

November 22~ Artists at their Easels

Artist Birthday Quiz for 11/22~

November 21, 1918~ Parliament (Qualification of Women) Act 1918 gives women right to sit in Parliament

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The Artist’s Wife, Constance, Comtesse de Markievicz
by Casimir Dunin Markievicz

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1899 / Oil on canvas / 80 3/4”x35 4/5” / National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin

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Previous November 21 posts:

November 21~ Artists at their Easels

Artist Birthday Quiz for 11/21~

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~
http://fiveminutehistory.com/gloriana-the-many-faces-of-elizabeth-i/

Previous November 17 posts:

November 17~ Artists at their Easels

Artist Birthday Quiz for 11/17~

March 4, 1522~ Anne Boleyn’s official debut at the English court

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Portrait Drawing of a Woman Traditionally Believed to be Anne Boleyn
by Hans Holbein the Younger

c.1500-1536 / Black & colored chalks on paper / 11”x7 3/5” / Royal Collection Trust, Windsor Castle, London

Previous March 4 posts:

March 4~ Women’s History Month in visual arts

March 4~

Artist Birthday Quiz for 3/4~