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And in blue

1. Lady Lucy Manners 1742-1749 by Thomas Hudson and Joseph Van Aken

2. Jane Hale by Allan Ramsay

3. Frances Courtenay by Thomas Hudson

4. Dorothy Willing 1752 by John Wollaston

5. Bridget Williams by Thomas Hudson

6. Elizabeth Dunch by Thomas Hudson

@battleofbunkerhill You are not the only one who loves this dress

#1750s #john wollaston #thomas hudson #joseph van aken #1740s #art #18th century portrait #17thcentury

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taylor swift lyrics x colors x textiles in art – white

Love Story – Fearless // Portrait of Apolonia Poniatowska and her Son – Marcello Bacciarelli 🤍 White Horse – Fearless // Lady Chambers – Arthur William Devis 🤍 The Other Side of the Door – Fearless // Lady Sunderlin – Joshua Reynolds 🤍 Speak Now – Speak Now // Portrait of a Woman in White – John Vanderbank 🤍 Style – 1989 // Portrait of Lucy Parry – John Wollaston the Younger 🤍 Getaway Car – Reputation // Portrait of Birgitte Rosenkrantz – Peder Als 🤍 Dress – Reputation // Portrait of Teofila Działyńska – workshop of Antoine Pesne 🤍 right where you left me – evermore // Margot Wheatley – Francis Alleyne 🤍 Vigilante Shit – Midnights // Portrait of Marie Joséphine of Savoy – Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun

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Joseph Reade, John Wollaston

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6TH August in the Medical History

Pioneering Work by William Hyde Wollaston in Chemistry and Medical Science

I. Introduction

Eminent English chemist William Hyde Wollaston (1766–1828) made ground-breaking discoveries and developments that had a profound impact on both chemistry and medicine. His lifetime of work, which spanned the late 18th and early 19th centuries, created the groundwork for contemporary metallurgy, spectroscopy, and crystallography. Palladium and rhodium’s groundbreaking isolation by Wollaston changed catalysis and medical applications. Additionally, he improved scientific illustration and microscopy through the creation of the Reflecting Goniometer and the Camera Lucida, which had an impact on medical imaging methods. This article explores Wollaston’s varied contributions and demonstrates his crucial influence on the fields of chemistry and medical science.

II. Early Life and Education

William Hyde Wollaston, born August 6, 1766, in East Dereham, England, showed an early aptitude for science. He studied medicine at Cambridge’s Gonville and Caius College but gravitated toward chemistry and natural sciences under the guidance of mentor John Gough. Although he didn’t complete his medical degree, his formative years at Cambridge nurtured his analytical skills and curiosity. His subsequent significant contributions to chemistry and medicine were built on the foundation of these early experiences.

III. Contributions to Chemistry

William Hyde Wollaston made significant and enduring contributions to the discipline of chemistry that will always be remembered in the history of science. His creation of the Reflecting Goniometer, a ground-breaking tool that revolutionized crystallography, is among his most famous accomplishments. This tool made it possible to measure crystal angles precisely, which advanced our understanding of mineral structures and molecular groupings. The Reflecting Goniometer completely changed the field by giving scientists an effective tool to decipher the properties of crystalline materials.

In 1803 and 1804, respectively, Wollaston made the extraordinary discoveries of two new elements: palladium and rhodium. He was able to successfully extract these components from platinum ore because to his painstaking procedures and creative approaches. The periodic table was widened by these discoveries. PAlloy and rhodium were used in a variety of chemical processes that were important for the development of pharmaceuticals and other industries, as well as catalytic converters that reduce the environmental impact of automotive emissions.

Wollaston’s creation of the Camera Lucida further displayed his skill in interdisciplinary research by uniting art and science. By enabling researchers to trace tiny specimens, this tool aided in the documentation and dissemination of scientific discoveries and allowed for correct scientific depiction. Modern microscopy and imaging methods owe their development largely to Wollaston’s contributions. Overall, William Hyde Wollaston’s inventiveness and intellectual prowess continue to motivate researchers and influence chemistry and other sciences.

IV. Medical Applications

Medical uses for Wollaston’s contributions to chemistry, such as the isolation of palladium and rhodium, can be found in prosthetics, dental materials, and cutting-edge spectroscopy-based diagnostics.

V. Legacy and Recognition

His groundbreaking contributions to chemistry and medicine, which influenced modern scientific understanding, are what will live on as Wollaston’s lasting legacy. His contributions to crystallography, palladium, and rhodium continue to have an impact on medical technology, catalysis, and materials science. His innovations of the Camera Lucida and the Reflecting Goniometer enhanced scientific illustration and microscopy, having an impact on many fields. Wollaston’s discoveries provided the groundwork for significant medical improvements, and his thorough research methodology continues to serve as a standard for scientific investigation. His accomplishments include participation in esteemed organizations and long-lasting awards, which have solidified his place as a trailblazing figure in the annals of scientific history.

VI. Conclusion

In conclusion, William Hyde Wollaston made significant contributions to chemistry and medicine that will always be remembered in the history of science. His inventiveness, demonstrated by discoveries like palladium and the Reflecting Goniometer, has sped up the development of materials, medical equipment, and catalysis. As we look to the future, contemporary technologies that build on Wollaston’s legacy include QMe Healthcare System Software, which improves medical diagnostics, patient care, and research. Scientists are still motivated by Wollaston’s legacy, and his collaborative method of doing multidisciplinary research serves as an example, highlighting the revolutionary potential of fusing scientific research with cutting-edge technology for the benefit of humanity.

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"Portrait of a Woman" by John Wollaston American, born England, c. 1710–c. 1775 Oil on canvas United States, 1749/52

John Wollaston was an American painter from Virginia who was one of the first professional portrait painters in colonial America.

The portrait of a woman, thought to be Martha Washington, is an example of the earliest known American-style portraiture.

Although the painting is unfinished, it features a pose and facial features that were uncommon for 19th century portraiture.

In the United States during the years 1749/52, the population was growing and expanding to other regions. At the same time, many colonies were seeking independence from Britain, and the Revolutionary War was just beginning.

John Wollaston's unfinished painting, "Portrait of a Woman", is thought to be his representation of Martha Washington. The painting is in the traditional American style, characterized by a simple, unfussy composition and a quiet, neutral colour palette. Wollaston has depicted the woman in a frontal pose with a powerful gaze, her hair in a neat updo, and a simple dress without any decorative adornment. Despite the unfinished nature of the painting, it speaks volumes about the art scene of colonial America and the skill of John Wollaston as a portrait painter.

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Deaths On This Day – December - 22

Pre-1600

AD 69 – Vitellius, Roman emperor (b. 15)

731 – Yuan Qianyao, official of the Chinese Tang Dynasty

1012 – Baha' al-Dawla, Buyid amir of Iraq

1060 – Cynesige, Archbishop of York

1100 – Bretislav II of Bohemia (b. 1060)

1115 – Olaf Magnusson, King of Norway (b. 1099)

1419 – Antipope John XXIII

1530 – Willibald Pirckheimer, German lawyer and author (b. 1470)

1554 – Alessandro Bonvicino, Italian painter (b. 1498)

1572 – François Clouet, French miniaturist (b. c. 1510)

1601–1900

1603 – Mehmed III, Ottoman sultan (b. 1566)

1641 – Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully, 2nd Prime Minister of France (b. 1560)

1646 – Petro Mohyla, Ruthenian metropolitan and saint (b. 1596)

1660 – André Tacquet, Flemish priest and mathematician (b. 1612)

1666 – Guercino, Italian painter (b. 1591)

1681 – Richard Alleine, English minister and author (b. 1611)

1767 – John Newbery, English publisher (b. 1713)

1788 – Percivall Pott, English physician and surgeon (b. 1714)

1806 – William Vernon, English-American merchant (b. 1719)

1828 – William Hyde Wollaston, English chemist and physicist (b. 1766)

1853 – Manuel María Lombardini, Mexican general and politician. President (1853) (b. 1802)

1867 – Jean-Victor Poncelet, French mathematician and engineer (b. 1788)

1870 – Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, Spanish journalist, poet, and playwright (b. 1836)

1880 – George Eliot, English novelist and poet (b. 1819)

1891 – Paul de Lagarde, German biblical scholar and orientalist (b. 1827)

1899 – Dwight L. Moody, American evangelist and publisher, founded Moody Publishers (b. 1837)

1901–present

1902 – Richard von Krafft-Ebing, German-Austrian psychiatrist and author (b. 1840)

1915 – Rose Talbot Bullard, American medical doctor and professor (b. 1864)

1917 – Frances Xavier Cabrini, Italian-American nun and saint (b. 1850)

1918 – Aristeidis Moraitinis, Greek lieutenant and pilot (b. 1891)

1919 – Hermann Weingärtner, German gymnast (b. 1864)

1925 – Amelie Beese, German pilot and engineer (b. 1886)

1939 – Ma Rainey, American singer (b. 1886)

1940 – Nathanael West, American author and screenwriter (b. 1903)

1941 – Karel Hašler, Czech actor, director, composer, and screenwriter (b. 1879)

1942 – Franz Boas, German-American anthropologist and linguist (b. 1858)

1943 – Beatrix Potter, English children's book writer and illustrator (b. 1866)

1944 – Harry Langdon, American actor, comedian, and vaudevillian (b. 1884)

1950 – Frederick Freake, English polo player (b. 1876)

1957 – Frank George Woollard, English engineer (b. 1883)

1959 – Gilda Gray, Polish-American actress and dancer (b. 1901)

1960 – Ninian Comper, Scottish-English architect (b. 1864)

1962 – Ross McLarty, Australian politician, 17th Premier of Western Australia (b. 1891)

1965 – Richard Dimbleby, English journalist (b. 1913)

1968 – Raymond Gram Swing, American journalist (b. 1887)

1969 – Enrique Peñaranda, 45th President of Bolivia (b. 1892)

1971 – Godfried Bomans, Dutch journalist and author (b. 1913)

1974 – Sterling North, American author and critic (b. 1906)

1979 – Darryl F. Zanuck, American director and producer (b. 1902)

1985 – D. Boon, American singer and musician (b. 1958)

1986 – Mary Burchell, English author and activist (b. 1904)

1986 – David Penhaligon, Cornish Liberal Politician (b. 1944), Member of Parliament (MP) for Truro (1974-1986)

1987 – Luca Prodan, Italian-Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1953)

1988 – Chico Mendes, Brazilian trade union leader and activist (b. 1944)

1989 – Samuel Beckett, Irish author, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1906)

1992 – Harry Bluestone, English violinist and composer (b. 1907)

1992 – Frederick William Franz, American religious leader (b. 1893)

1993 – Don DeFore, American actor (b. 1913)

1995 – Butterfly McQueen, American actress and dancer (b. 1911)

1995 – James Meade, English economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1907)

1996 – Jack Hamm, American cartoonist and television host (b. 1916)

1997 – Sebastian Arcos Bergnes, Cuban-American dentist and activist (b. 1931)

2001 – Ovidiu Iacov, Romanian footballer (b. 1981)

2001 – Walter Newton Read, American lawyer and second chairman of the New Jersey Casino Control Commission (b. 1918)

2002 – Desmond Hoyte, Guyanese lawyer, politician and President of Guyana (b. 1929)

2002 – Joe Strummer, English singer-songwriter (b. 1952)

2004 – Doug Ault, American baseball player and manager (b. 1950)

2006 – Elena Mukhina, Russian gymnast (b. 1960)

2006 – Galina Ustvolskaya, Russian composer (b. 1919)

2007 – Charles Court, Australian politician, 21st Premier of Western Australia (b. 1911)

2007 – Adrian Cristobal, Filipino journalist and playwright (b. 1932)

2009 – Luis Francisco Cuéllar, Colombian rancher and politician (b. 1940)

2009 – Albert Scanlon, English footballer (b. 1935)

2010 – Fred Foy, American soldier and announcer (b. 1921)

2012 – Chuck Cherundolo, American football player and coach (b. 1916)

2012 – Ryan Freel, American baseball player (b. 1976)

2012 – Cliff Osmond, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1937)

2012 – Lim Keng Yaik, Malaysian physician and politician (b. 1939)

2013 – Diomedes Díaz, Colombian singer-songwriter (b. 1956)

2013 – Hans Hækkerup, Danish lawyer and politician (b. 1945)

2013 – Oscar Peer, Swiss author, playwright, and philologist (b. 1928)

2014 – John Robert Beyster, American physicist and academic (b. 1924)

2014 – Christine Cavanaugh, American actress (b. 1963)

2014 – Joe Cocker, English singer-songwriter (b. 1944)

2014 – Bernard Stone, American lawyer and politician (b. 1927)

2015 – Peter Lundblad, Swedish singer-songwriter (b. 1950)

2015 – Freda Meissner-Blau, Australian activist and politician (b. 1927)

2016 – Chad Robinson, Australian rugby league player (b. 1980)

2017 – Gonzalo Morales Sáurez, Costa Rican painter (b. 1945)

2018 – Simcha Rotem, last survivor of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising (b. 1924)

2018 – Herman Sikumbang, Indonesian guitarist (b. 1982); casualty during 2018 Sunda Strait tsunami

2019 – Ram Dass, American spiritual teacher and author (b. 1931)

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Animal-based Christmas lights display in Worthing is raising money for Wadars Animal Rescue Charity

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Animal-based Christmas lights display in Worthing is raising money for Wadars Animal Rescue Charity

Animals have been lit up for Christmas to raise money for Wadars Animal Rescue Charity, near Worthing. By Elaine Hammond 4 minutes ago The animal-themed Christmas lights display in Gorse Avenue, Worthing, has been put together by John Wollaston Landscapes and Property Maintenance. John said: “I have installed the Christmas light display for my customers […]

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1749-1752 John Wollaston - Portrait of a Woman

(Art Institute of Chicago)

#John Wollaston #women #1740s #1750s #18th century

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John Wollaston (c.1710-c.1775), 'Portrait of a Young Man' & 'Portrait of a Woman', c. 1749/52, oils on canvas, American, currently in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA.

On the strecher behind the ‘Portrait of a Woman’ is an inscription that reads as follows:

"MRS. REBECCA BEEKMAN AFTERWARD THE WIFE OF GENERAL SPRY"

#john wollaston #1740s #1750s #oil on canvas #unknown sitter #known artist #art institute of chicago #oh the inscription is very tasty #i wonder if she married into the spry family #maybe it was lt gen horatio spry who married a rebecca #specifically a rebecca pickman or rickman #of fosbroke. or fosbrooke. #i can see beekman/pickman being mixed up #there seems to be a close family relationship with a few spry family members and women named rebecca #the male painting was collected at the same time as the woman's so i included it

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From our stacks: Illustration “Mrs. George Washington, (Martha Dandridge) From an original picture by John Wollaston in possession of G. W. P. Custis, Esq. Arlington House, D. C.  Engraved by J. Rogers” from Appletons’ Portrait Gallery of Women Celebrated in History, Poetry, and Romance, for Beauty, Character, and Heroism; Embracing Historical Subjects and Ideal Portraits of the Wonderful Creations of Shakespeare, Lord Byron, and Sir Walter Scott. In Two Volumes.- Vol. I. New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1875. 

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1. Elizabeth Hill Carter Byrd 2. Betty Washington Lewis 3. Martha Dandrige Custis Washington 4. Anne Harrison Randolph

Artist: John Wollaston

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John Wollaston (detail)

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Portrait of a Naval Officer, John Wollaston, 1749, Art Institute of Chicago: American Art

A. A. McKay Fund Size: 127 × 101.6 cm (50 × 40 in.) Medium: Oil on canvas

https://www.artic.edu/artworks/27160/

#johnwollaston #artinstituteofchicago #americanart #museumarchive

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Mrs. William Allen, John Wollaston, ca. 1756, Brooklyn Museum: American Art

Size: 35 7/8 x 28 5/8 in. (91.2 x 72.7 cm) Medium: Oil on canvas

https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/270

#johnwollaston #brooklynmuseum #americanart #museumarchive

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Portrait of a Naval Officer by John Wollaston American, born England, c. 1710–c. 1775 Oil on canvas United States, 1749/58

John Wollaston was a little-known American portrait painter born in England who was known for his skillful portrait miniatures.

The painting “Portrait of a Naval Officer” is believed to be the last painting produced by Wollaston and is an unsigned portrait of an unknown man.

The period spanning from 1749-1758 was marked by great economic growth in the United States and saw the population double from 1.5 million to 3 million. This period also saw the emergence of the first political parties as well as significant conflicts between the French and British.

“Portrait of a Naval Officer” is a small oil on canvas painting created by John Wollaston in 1758. It depicts a Naval officer facing forward in a three-quarter pose with a dark blue background. His clothing includes a red coat with white facings and a black vest, a white wig, and a white shirt. The officer is looking out directly at the viewer with a confident, stern expression. Wollaston captures the emotion of the subject with delicate brushstrokes, painting the figure's face in clear detail. The painting has the characteristic delicate surface of Wollaston's miniatures, but the loose brushwork allows it to be appreciated as a large painting. It is a remarkable depiction that captures a snapshot of naval life in the United States of the mid-18th century.

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Animal-based Christmas lights display in Worthing is raising money for Wadars Animal Rescue Charity

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Animals have been lit up for Christmas to raise money for Wadars Animal Rescue Charity, near Worthing. By Elaine Hammond 4 minutes ago The animal-themed Christmas lights display in Gorse Avenue, Worthing, has been put together by John Wollaston Landscapes and Property Maintenance. John said: “I have installed the Christmas light display for my customers […]

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