Daguerreotypes
Woman Holding a Cat, 1850-55
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Advent Calendar 23
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Advent Calendar 22
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Louis Daguerre, Shells and Fossils, ca.1850
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Advent Calendar 21
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John William Draper, Dr Martyn Paine, 1839
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Advent Calendar 20
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Noël Paymal Lerebours, Notre Dame de Paris, ca.1840
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Advent Calendar 19
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Antoine Claudet, Portrait of the Duke of Wellington, 1844
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Advent Calendar 18
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Joseph Philibert Girault de Prangey,
Arc de Constantin Rome, 1842
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Advent Calendar 17
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John William Draper, Samuel Morse, 1839
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Advent Calendar 16
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Old Kremlin Armoury Building, ca.1845-52
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December Quiz Answers
Here are the answers to this month’s five quiz questions. If in doubt, all should be able to be easily verified online.
December Quiz Questions: 17th Century England
- Who is celebrated for having failed to blow up the King in 1605? Guy Fawkes
- What was given to King Charles II in 1661 and abandoned by the British in 1684? Tangier
- Who succeeded Oliver Cromwell? His son Richard Cromwell
- For what is Nell Gwyn famous? As an actress and long-time mistress of King Charles II
- How many monarchs reigned over England in 17th century? Seven: Elizabeth I, James I, Charles I, Charles II, James II, William & Mary
Answers were correct when questions were compiled in late 2022.
Advent Calendar 15
Daguerreotypes
Caesar – A Slave, 1851
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