In the past, people relied on portrait painters to subtly retouch their likenesses. With that in mind, we decided to explore how legendary women of the 19th century were portrayed, comparing ...

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Ada Lovelace was a pioneer of computing and she loved the new technology of photography too. These pictures are now worth ...

The painting was of 19th-century Black Worcester business ... In 1999, following an initiative from the Worcester Women's History Project, the portraits of four women (Lucy Stone, Abby Kelley ...

and other 19th century authors. Her 1861 novella, "Life in the Iron Mills," was a groundbreaking work that presented a compelling portrait of the corrupting effects of industrial capitalism.

The new portraits are expected to be installed ... is considered one of the two most impactful Black women of the 19th century, along with Harriet Tubman. Already in middle age, Sojourner Truth ...

Some two decades ago, the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery acquired a 19th-century album featuring 2,000 paper portrait silhouettes, including those of George Washington and Thomas ...

By the end of the 19th century, women had been making lens-based pictures ... the Manikyas’ self-portrait suggests a close and affectionate partnership. While it is impossible to comment on ...

It’s been 200 years since French artist Rosa Bonheur was born and people are still talking about what she was wearing when she painted live lions and tigers and cows. Bonheur was one of a ...