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1831 In Art
Events from the year 1831 in art. Events *June 21 – The North Carolina State House is razed in a blaze and therein the roof collapses on Antonio Canova's 1820 George Washington (Canova), statue of George Washington, smashing it to pieces. *October 29–October 31, 31 – The 1831 Bristol riots in England are observed by local artist William James Müller who paints a series of sketches of the city in flames. *December – Clarkson Stanfield's spectacular Panoramic painting, panorama ''Venice and Its Adjacent Islands'' is staged in London as part of the annual Christmas pantomime. *''date unknown'' **John Constable, in charge of hanging the Royal Academy of Arts' annual exhibition in London, at the last minute gives his own ''Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows'' a prominent position in place of J. M. W. Turner's '':File:Joseph Mallord William Turner - Caligula's Palace and Bridge - Google Art Project.jpg, Caligula's Palace and Bridge''. **Publication of John Martin (painter), J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
June 21
Events Pre-1600 * 533 – A Byzantine expeditionary fleet under Belisarius sails from Constantinople to attack the Vandals in Africa, via Greece and Sicily (approximate date). * 1307 – Külüg Khan is enthroned as Khagan of the Mongols and Wuzong of the Yuan. * 1529 – French forces are driven out of northern Italy by Spain at the Battle of Landriano during the War of the League of Cognac. * 1582 – Sengoku period: Oda Nobunaga, the most powerful of the Japanese ''daimyōs'', is forced to commit suicide by his own general Akechi Mitsuhide. 1601–1900 *1621 – Execution of 27 Czech noblemen on the Old Town Square in Prague as a consequence of the Battle of White Mountain. * 1734 – In Montreal in New France, a slave known by the French name of Marie-Joseph Angélique is put to death, having been convicted of setting the fire that destroyed much of the city. * 1749 – Halifax, Nova Scotia, is founded. *1768 – James Otis Jr. offend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
