Tag: 1873

Le Chemin de fer (1873)

Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Le Chemin de fer (The Railway, Gare Saint-Lazare) 1873 Oil on canvas, 93.3 x 111.5 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Edouard Manet offers an intriguing study in contrasts and ambiguity in The Railway, starting with the relationship between…

Ulysses S. Grant

(1822–1885) 18th President of the United States (1869–1877) See also: • Presidents of the United States | United States

1873

Rulers: • Ludwig II, King of Bavaria (1864-1886) • Ulysses S. Grant, 18th President of the United States (1869-1877) • Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1837-1901) Births: • Hoschedé, Germaine (1873-1968) Deaths: • Bulwer-Lytton, Edward (1803-1873) Literature: • James, Henry (1843-1916): The Madonna of the Future (1873)…

Monet peignant dans son jardin à Argenteuil (1873)

Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Monet peignant dans son jardin à Argenteuil (Monet painting in his garden at Argenteuil) 1873 Oil on canvas, 46.7 x 59.7 cm Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford In the summer of 1873, Pierre-Auguste Renoir was staying with his friend Claude Monet…