#19th Century European History

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Lay Down Your Arms by Bertha von Suttner: A Timeless Plea for Peace and Disarmament #TBRChallenge #bookchatter #BookReview

Lay Down Your Arms by Bertha von Suttner: A Groundbreaking Plea for Peace Introduction: A Pioneering Voice in the Fight for Peace Lay Down Your Arms (original title: Die Waffen nieder!), written by Austrian novelist and peace activist Bertha von Suttner in 1889, is more than just a novel. It is a manifesto, a passionate plea for peace, and a groundbreaking work of anti-war literature. This…

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Young Woman With Sword by Jules-Élie Delaunay (1828-1891)

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A classical beauty by John William Godward (1861-1922). Collection of Fred and Sherry Ross.

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Woman in a boat, 1886

Albert Edelfelt

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Josef Schuster (Austrian, 1812-1890) • Still life of Alpine flowers in a landscape • Unknown date

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From anthropological album "The Russians" (1867)

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Marie-Desiree Bourgoin (French, 1839–1912) • Sarah Bernhardt Sculpting in Her Studio • 1879 • Watercolor and gouache over graphite • Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Young Woman with Bird (detail), painted by a follower of Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun (1755-1842), unknown date. Oil on canvas.

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Anna Bilińska-Bohdanowicz (Polish, 1854–1893) • Self-Portrait with Apron and Brushes • 1887

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For a belated #WorldAlbatrossDay:

1. Pl.6, Oceanic birds of South America, V.1, New York, 1936

2. Pl.40, Wild life of the world, London, 1916

3. Pl.XXVI, Le monde de la mer, Paris, 1866

Via BHL

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Fritz Zuber-Bühler

Swiss, 1822-1896

Reclining beauty (details)

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Did you know that a Japanese samurai is buried in a village in Northern Catalonia? 🏯 Here's how he ended up in the other side of the world.

Nomura Kosaburo was born in a samurai family in 19th-century Okayama (Japan). His father was a retainer of the Bizen province, serving Lord Ikeda's family. When he was 12 years old, his father died and he inherited his stipends, becoming a samurai himself.

In 1869, he started attending the Army Officers' School “heigaku-ryō” in Osaka (Japan). The school selected 10 of its students to go study in different schools in France. The young Kosaburo was one of the chosen ones, and was sent to the Lycée Louis le Grand in Paris (France). He studied mathematics and received excellent grades, and was scheduled to join a staff officer school, but his plans were cut short when he contracted Tuberculosis.

In 1878, he was advised to go to Southern France, because its dry air was recommended for the treatment of illnesses such as Tuberculosis. He chose the village of Els Banys i Palaldà (Northern Catalonia), a spa town known for its termal water since Ancient Roman times and which had recently built a new military hospital.

Nomura did not survive the illness, he died in 1876. He was buried in the local cemetery, in the tomb you can see in the photos above. The Japanese text means "Tomb of Nomura Kosaburo, Japanese Military Cadet". Below, a text in French says "Here lies Kosaburo Nomura, Japanese military student. Died in Amélie-les-Bains on June 26th 1876 at the age of 21. Perpetual concession." (Amélie-les-Bains is the French name for the village).

His tomb was almost forgotten for 130 years, but now the association Les Amis de Kosaburo - Kosaburo no tomodachi ("Friends of Kosaburo") study his history and preserve his memory in Els Banys i Palaldà and Okayama.

Photos from Vallespir Canigó. Information from Els Banys i Paladà City Council (Mairie Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda-Montalba) and Association Les Amis de Kosaburo.

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The Forerunner (1894) by Eugène Trigoulet

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Aline Marie Chazal Tristán, "The Artist's Mother" (c. 1889) by Paul Gauguin. Staatsgalerie Stuttgart.

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The napoleonic wars basically

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Albert Anker (Swiss, 1831-1910) • Still life: coffee and potatoes • 1897