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1783 Collection

"1783: A Year of Alchemy, Inventions, and Battles" Step back in time to the year 1783

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1783 Collection: Capability Brown / Oval Pt
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1783 Collection: Still Life: Tea Set
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1783 Collection: Count of St Germain, French alchemist
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1783 Collection: EXPL2A-00164
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1783 Collection: Montgolfier 1st Flight
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1783 Collection: WRIGHT: COTTON MILL. Arkwrights Cotton Mills by Night, in Cromford, Derbyshire, England
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1783 Collection: GARNERAY, Louis (1783-1857). Naval Battle of Navarino
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1783 Collection: Montgolfier balloon in flight over Paris
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1783 Collection: Leonhard Euler, Swiss mathematician
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1783 Collection: Nikolai Grundtvig
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1783 Collection: Montgolfier Ist Manned
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1783 Collection: PRIAPIC NOVEL, 1783. Engraved title page to an English priapic novel of 1783
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1783 Collection: Quince tree and fruit, Cydonia oblonga
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1783 Collection: Key to Washington and His Generals, a depiction of George Washingtons farewell to his generals in
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1783 Collection: Log cabin in Vermont
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1783 Collection: Common jasmine, Jasminum officinale, Linn. Sp. plant
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1783 Collection: Siege of Gibraltar - 1
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1783 Collection: WASHINGTON: FAREWELL, 1783. George Washington taking leave of his officers in Fraunces
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1783 Collection: Balloon ascent from the Tuileries Gardens, Paris
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1783 Collection: Balloon ascent, Champ de Mars, Paris
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1783 Collection: Satirical ballooning image
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1783 Collection: End of the Revolutionary War announced by signal-fires
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1783 Collection: Eyre Coote (Elder) - 1
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1783 Collection: Castle / Donnington / 1783
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1783 Collection: First Manned Balloon
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1783 Collection: Colquhoun / Freeman
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1783 Collection: Charles Byrne, Giant
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1783 Collection: Charles Balloon Manned
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1783 Collection: Courtesans Takikawa Hanaogi Ogiya house Mirror
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1783 Collection: Sea fight with the Mahrattas (Maratha sailors), who captured the East India Company ship
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1783 Collection: Trojan's Pillar
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1783 Collection: Ruins of Athen Greece
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1783 Collection: Seraglio, Constantinople
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1783 Collection: Signing the Treaty of Paris (Peace of Paris)
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1783 Collection: King Stanislaw II August Poniatowski (1732-1798)
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1783 Collection: Garlic vine, Bignonia aequinoctialis, Linn
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1783 Collection: African bowstring hemp, Sansevieria hyacinthoides
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1783 Collection: Cornucopian shrub, Copianthus indica, Hil
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1783 Collection: BKS291195110B 01
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1783 Collection: Portrait of Queen Marie Antoinette, 1793 (oil on panel)
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1783 Collection: Landing of the Loyalists, 1783 (colour litho)
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1783 Collection: Carlton House
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1783 Collection: Friars cowl or larus, Arisarum vulgare
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1783 Collection: Mandrake, female, Mandragora officinarum
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1783 Collection: Common milkweed, Asclepias syriaca
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1783 Collection: Candlenut, Crotn laccifer
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1783 Collection: Low mallow, Malva pusilla
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1783 Collection: Starfish plant and white swallow-wort


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"1783: A Year of Alchemy, Inventions, and Battles" Step back in time to the year 1783, a remarkable period filled with extraordinary events and groundbreaking achievements. Count of St Germain, the enigmatic French alchemist, delved into secrets unknown to many. Meanwhile, Wright's Cotton Mill illuminated the night sky in Cromford, Derbyshire - a symbol of industrial revolution taking shape. In Paris, the Montgolfier balloon gracefully soared above the cityscape as it marked its first manned flight. The skies witnessed an astonishing feat that would forever change human exploration. And not far from there, Garneray captured the intensity of Naval Battle of Navarino on canvas - immortalizing a historic clash for generations to come. While battles raged on land and sea, Leonhard Euler's brilliant mind continued to unravel mathematical mysteries. His contributions shaped our understanding of numbers and equations even today. As if defying gravity itself once again, Montgolfier took flight for its maiden voyage into uncharted territories. Nature also had its say in 1783; Capability Brown transformed landscapes with his visionary designs at Oval Pt while Nikolai Grundtvig inspired minds through his educational reforms. Amidst all this innovation and progress stood a humble quince tree bearing fruits - Cydonia oblonga reminding us that nature too plays its part in shaping history. And finally, we glimpse into society's hidden desires as an engraved title page reveals an English priapic novel from 1783 - a testament to humanity's fascination with forbidden pleasures throughout time. As we reflect upon this pivotal year brimming with scientific breakthroughs and artistic endeavors alike, let us marvel at how these diverse threads wove together to create the tapestry known as 1783 – forever etching its mark on history's grand stage.