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James Nasmyth, The ArtistsCrater of Vesuviusi
Portrait of James Nasmyth

James Nasmyth was a Scottish artist born on August 19, 1808. Nasmyth contributed to the Enlightenment movement, worked in England and died on May 7, 1890.

Crater of Vesuvius, James Nasmyth

Crater of Vesuvius 1864

Ernst Haeckel, The ArtistsPortrait of Ernst Haeckel

Ernst Haeckel

The beautiful weirdness of nature

1834 – 1919
Maria Sibylla Merian, The ArtistsPortrait of Maria Sibylla Merian

Maria Sibylla Merian

A botanist gets a divorce and travels the world

1647 – 1717
Orra White Hitchcock, The ArtistsPortrait of Orra White Hitchcock

Orra White Hitchcock

Of Love and Mushrooms

1796 – 1863
18011900

Hippolyte Bayard

Peder Balke

James Nasmyth

Honoré Daumier

Charles Darwin

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