Anton Mauve, Dutch painter and educator (d. 1888)
Anthonij "Anton" Rudolf Mauve (18 September 1838 – 5 February 1888) was a Dutch realist painter who was a leading member of the Hague School. He signed his paintings 'A. Mauve' or with a monogrammed 'A.M.'. A master colorist, he was a very significant early influence on his cousin-in-law Vincent van Gogh.
His best-known paintings depict peasants working in the fields. His paintings of flocks of sheep were especially popular with American patrons, so popular that a price differential developed between scenes of "sheep coming" and "sheep going".
1838Sep, 18
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Queen Victoria
Coronation of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. - 18Aug
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Frederick Douglass
Future abolitionist Frederick Douglass escapes from slavery. - 27Oct
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