Salvete Omnes,
I am closing this month of March with more maestra Rosa Bonheur's magnificent equestrian art - from the published catalogs (accessible on Archive), and her most famous Horse Fair from the MET in NYC:
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| MET's Horse fair - more here |
Nota bene, my favorite, apart from Academy.org, Gallica and Polish FBC, internet library Archive is facing a significant legal challenge from book publishers - Hachette vs Internet Archive.
Valete
Salvete Omnes,
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| To the market with geese |
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May peace return to the people of Ukraine while my Moslem friends shall diligently celebrate the month of Ramadan until sundown April 20.
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| Easter is coming - may peace come to the people of Ukraine |
alas,today we should take a quick look at the available works of Zygmunt Ajdukiewicz (1861-1917), the cousin of Tadeusz Ajdukiewicz.
first, this series of works that where illustrating the life of Tadeusz Kosciuszko, hero of Poland and USA, published in a book and can be had from the Polish national library site Polona.
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| Kosciuszko's 'dworek - Mereszowszczyzna according to our illustrator |
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| Kosciuszko and George Washington - American Revolutionary War |
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| battle of Dubienka |
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| Kosciuszko thanking his troops |
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| Raclawice battle |
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| Maciejowice battle and capture of Kosciuszko |
and a historical illustration - a knightly tournament
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