1783 Collection (#5)

View Munttoren Amsterdam View t Koningsplein
View of the Munttoren in Amsterdam View from t Koningsplein to Reguliers- or Munts-Tooren, in Amsterdam / Vue du Koningsplein at Reguliers-Tooren, or Tour de la Monnoye

View Westerkerk Westerhal Keizersgracht De Westerkerk
View of the Westerkerk and Westerhal, seen from the Keizersgracht De Westerkerk and Vleeschhal, in Amsterdam, along the Keizersgracht / L Eglise du Ouest & la Boucherie, a Amsterdam

Turtle seller Five women under flower trees young man
Turtle seller, Five women, under flower trees, with young man with landing net sitting by two water troughs and bamboo rack with turtles and fish bowls with goldfish

Two courtesan looking sideways under blossoming cherry tree
Two courtesan looking sideways under a blossoming cherry tree, courtesan, hetaera, Torii Kiyonaga (mentioned on object), 1779 - 1783, paper, colour woodcut, h 675 mm × w 126 mm

Scene Daifukuya house Daifukuya no dan title
Scene in the Daifukuya house Daifukuya no dan (title on object) The play Shiraishibanashi (series title) Gotaiheiki Shiraishibanashi (series title on object), Courtisane Miyagino

Ryogoku bridge Ryogoku title object Fuzoku Edo sunago
At the Ryogoku bridge Ryogoku (title on object) Fuzoku Edo sunago (series title on object), Young woman on jetty at the Roygoku bridge, talking with woman with pipe in left hand, sitting in boat

Memorial Johan Diederich Deiman Two allegorical figures
Memorial for Johan Diederich Deiman, Two allegorical figures at a burial monument. Godliness is personified by an angel with a flame on his head, who points to a beam of light

View Willige Rasphuis Amsterdam Willige Rasphuys
View of the Willige Rasphuis in Amsterdam The Willige Rasphuys, after seeing the Oosterkerk in Amsterdam / La Prison Volontaire cote de l osterkerk a Amsterdam (title on object)

View Binnen-Amstel Diaconieweeshuis Amsterdam De Binnen Amstel
View of the Binnen-Amstel and the Diaconieweeshuis in Amsterdam De Binnen Amstel and t Diaconie Weeshuis, in Amsterdam / Le Binnen Amstel & the Maison des Orphelins de la Diaconie

Sale paintings courtyard Oudezijds Herenlogement
Sale of paintings in the courtyard of the Oudezijds Herenlogement in Amsterdam, 1773 View of the Oude-Zijds-Heeren-Logement, in Amsterdam, to be seen from the inside

View Westerkerk Westerhal Keizersgracht View
View of the Westerkerk and Westerhal, seen from the Keizersgracht View of the Westerkerk, in Amsterdam / Vue de l Eglise Occidentale, a Amsterdam (title on object)

Portrait Cornelis Gijsbertsz van der Hoop ships
Portrait of Cornelis Gijsbertsz. van der Hoop, ships of the city of Amsterdam, Cornelis Gijsbertsz. van der Hoop, Reinier Vinkeles (I) (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1783 - 1795, paper, engraving

Portrait Aristophanes Greek poet Aristophanes
Portrait of Aristophanes, Portrait of the Greek poet Aristophanes, Aristophanes, Willem van Senus (mentioned on object), Netherlands, 1783 - 1851, paper, engraving, h 220 mm × w 135 mm

Portrait Perikles Athenian general stsman Willem van Senus
Portrait of Perikles, Athenian general and stsman, Perikles, Willem van Senus (mentioned on object), Netherlands, 1783 - 1851, paper, engraving, h 221 mm × w 135 mm

Oyster eaters Les mangeurs d huitres title object
Oyster eaters Les mangeurs d huitres (title on object), Coastal landscape with a company drinking wine and eating oysters in the foreground. Numbered lower right: N. 2

fishmonger Le Marchand poissons de Dieppe title
The fishmonger Le Marchand the poissons de Dieppe (title on object), coastal landscape with fishermen. On the right a fish saleswoman. Numbered lower right: N. 1

Portrait poet Jacob Cats historical person CATS
Portrait of poet Jacob Cats, historical person (CATS, JACOB) - historical person (CATS, JACOB) portrayed alone, Jacob Cats (1577-1660), Willem van Senus (mentioned on object), 1783 - 1851, paper

View Oude Jachthaven Amsterdam View Oude Jagthaven
View of the Oude Jachthaven in Amsterdam View through the Oude Jagthaven to t Blaauwhooft / Vue du Y devant Amsterdam (title on object), View on the Oude Jachthaven on the IJ in Amsterdam

Landscape hay wagon July twelve months series title
Landscape with a hay wagon, July, The twelve months (series title), The colored drawings of the 12 months (...) (series title), Johannes Janson, Leiden, 1783, paper, etching, h 145 mm × w 172 mm

Portrait St Boniface Bust oval left Boniface carries
Portrait of St Boniface, Bust of St Boniface in an oval to the left. Boniface carries a miter on the head and has in his right hand a bishops staff, the martyr Boniface

e scena e spaccati della scala che sale al corridore
e scena, e spaccati della scala, che sale al corridore de vomitori, Il teatro d Ercolano, Piranesi, Francesco, 1756-1810, Etching, 1783

Haiyantang dongmian Yuan Ming Yuan Yi Lantai
Haiyantang dongmian, Yuan Ming Yuan, Yi Lantai, fl. 1749-1786, Engraving, between 1783 and 1786, The view is of the east facade of the Hall of Calm Seas at the Garden of Perfect Clarity

Temple Hercules Cori Velletri Jakob Philipp Hackert
The Temple of Hercules in Cori near Velletri; Jakob Philipp Hackert (German, 1737 - 1807); Italy; 1783; Gouache; 34.8 x 47 cm (13 11, 16 x 18 1, 2 in.)

Figures Walking Parkland Louis Carrogis de Carmontelle
Figures Walking in a Parkland; Louis Carrogis de Carmontelle (French, 1717 - 1806); France; 1783 - 1800; Watercolor and gouache with traces of black chalk underdrawing on translucent Whatman paper;

Portrait Young Lady Profile Henri-Pierre Danloux
Portrait of a Young Lady in Profile; Henri-Pierre Danloux (French, 1753 - 1809); France; about 1783 - 1785; Black chalk and gray wash; 23.7 x 20.5 cm (9 5, 16 x 8 1, 16 in.)

Penelope Unraveling Web Joseph Wright Derby English
Penelope Unraveling Her Web; Joseph Wright of Derby (English, 1734 - 1797); 1783 - 1784; Oil on canvas; 106 × 131.4 cm (41 3, 4 × 51 3, 4 in.)

Magdaleine Pinceloup de la Grange nee de Parseval
Magdaleine Pinceloup de la Grange, nee de Parseval; Jean-Baptiste Perronneau (French, 1715 - 1783); 1747; Oil on canvas; 65.1 x 52.4 cm (25 5, 8 x 20 5, 8 in.)

Charles-Francois Pinceloup de la Grange Jean-Baptiste Perronneau
Charles-Francois Pinceloup de la Grange; Jean-Baptiste Perronneau (French, 1715 - 1783); 1747; Oil on canvas; 65.1 x 54.3 cm (25 5, 8 x 21 3, 8 in.)

Vexed Man Franz Xaver Messerschmidt German 1736
The Vexed Man; Franz Xaver Messerschmidt (German, 1736 - 1783); Austria; 1771 - 1783; Alabaster; 39.4 × 27.3 × 26 cm (15 1, 2 × 10 3, 4 × 10 1, 4 in.)

Portrait Theophile Van Robais Jean-Baptiste Perronneau
Portrait of Theophile Van Robais; Jean-Baptiste Perronneau (French, 1715 - 1783); France; 1770; Pastel on three sheets of blue paper, mounted on a prepared canvas; 74.3 × 57.5 cm (29 1, 4 × 22 5)

George III 1783 Benjamin West American 1738-1820
George III, 1783. Benjamin West (American, 1738-1820). Oil on canvas; framed: 152 x 127 x 9.5 cm (59 13/16 x 50 x 3 3/4 in.); unframed: 126.5 x 101 cm (49 13/16 x 39 3/4 in.)

Portrait William Murray Earl Mansfield 1705-1793
Portrait of William Murray, Earl of Mansfield (1705-1793), c. 1783. John Singleton Copley (American, 1738-1815). Charcoal heightened with white;

Courtesan Holding Dog series Popular Presentations
Courtesan Holding a Dog (from the series Popular Presentations), 1783. Torii Kiyonaga (Japanese, 1752-1815). Color woodblock print; sheet: 68.6 x 11.5 cm (27 x 4 1/2 in.)

Benjamin Franklin 1779 Justus Chevillet French
Benjamin Franklin, 1779. Justus Chevillet (French, 1729-1802), Published in Journal de Paris, 7 July 1779 and in the Gazette de France, 16 July 1779, after Jean Claude Thomas Duplessis (French)

Recruits, 1780.Engraving by Watson and Dickinson after W H Bunbury, 1780.This caricature was published during the American War of Independence (1775-1783)

Grenadier cap, officers, 43rd Regiment of Foot, 1740-1749. Metal and silk thread embroidery on velvet and wool. This officers cap displays the white horse and motto of the house of Hanover

Yumbo indian, 1783, by Vicente Alban (b. 1725-?)
Vicente Alban (b.1725-?). Ecuatorian painter. Yumbo indian, 1783. Museum of America. Madrid. Spain

Etienne Bezout
ETIENNE BEZOUT French mathematician Date: 1730 - 1783

Magnus Lichtwer
MAGNUS GOTTFRIED LICHTWER German writer, statesman in the service of the elector of Saxony Date: 1719 - 1783

Illustration of Montgolfier brothers hot-air balloon, 1783

Jacques Alexandre Cesar Charles and Marie-Noel Robert riding the gondola of a balloon ascending from the Tuilieries
HYDROGEN BALLOON, 1783. Jacques Alexandre Cesar Charles and Marie-Noel Robert riding the gondola of a balloon ascending from the Tuilieries Garden in Paris, France

The General P__s, or Peace. Satirical English cartoon, 1783, showing the Americans
TREATY OF PARIS CARTOON. The General P__s, or Peace. Satirical English cartoon, 1783, showing the Americans, British and French urinating into a common pot during negotations for the Treaty of Paris

Celebrating the British evacuation of New York, 25 November 1783, by hoisting the American flag at New York Harbor
NY: BRITISH EVACUATION. Celebrating the British evacuation of New York, 25 November 1783, by hoisting the American flag at New York Harbor. American engraving, 19th century

George Washington bids farewell to his generals at Fraunces Tavern in New York City, 4 December 1783
WASHINGTONs FAREWELL. George Washington bids farewell to his generals at Fraunces Tavern in New York City, 4 December 1783. Lithograph, 1876, by Currier & Ives

Air balloon of Charles and Robert, Paris
The air balloon of Charles and Robert, exhibited in Paris, from where they ascended from the Tuileries Gardens. 1 December 1783

Balloon descent at Gonesse, France
The first trial hydrogen balloon which ascended from the Champ de Mars, and descended in the village of Gonesse, north east of Paris

Departure of Jacques Charles and Marie-Noel Roberts aerostatic globe balloon from the Jardin des Tuileries, Paris, on Dec. 1, 1783

Washington entering New York City after British evacuation, 1783
Triumphal entrance of Washingtons American army into New York, November 25, 1783. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

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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.