Your daily dose of Dutch art by Vincent van Gogh.

Le Moulin de la Galette, 1886

In museum: Alte Nationalgalerie
Location: Bezirk Mitte von Berlin, Germany
Size: 46.5 × 38.0 cm

#art #dutchart #vanGogh #impressionism #19thCentury

Your daily dose of French impressionist art by Claude Monet.

Robec Stream, 1872

In museum: Musée d'Orsay
Location: 7th arrondissement of Paris, France
Size: 65.0 × 50.0 cm

#art #french #monet #impressionism #19thCentury

Reflections on Sobriety

A day of rest after yesterday’s National Trust volunteering. The body, it turns out, has opinions.

So — the River Leven at Great Ayton. A stone wall keeps the High Street dry and throws its reflection onto water so calm it seems almost embarrassed to move. Daffodils and a pink-blossomed tree do their best to liven things up. Right of centre stands a solidly b ...

https://www.fhithich.uk/2026/03/27/reflections-on-sobriety/

#GreatAyton #19thcentury #history

Your daily dose of Dutch art by Vincent van Gogh.

Terrace of a Cafe on Montmartre (La Guinguette), 1886

In museum: Musée d'Orsay
Location: 7th arrondissement of Paris, France
Size: 64.0 × 49.0 cm

#art #dutchart #vanGogh #impressionism #19thCentury

Your daily dose of French impressionist art by Claude Monet.

Le Pont japonais, 1918

In museum: Musée Marmottan Monet
Location: 16th arrondissement of Paris, France
Size: 200.0 × 100.0 cm

#art #french #monet #impressionism #19thCentury

The Duncombe Drive: Lost in Plain Sight

Repairs to fencing offered a rare glimpse into a part of Bransdale not open to the public.

The photograph shows Hall Plantation, where a line of beech trees accentuates what is clearly an old trackway, its course still visible beneath a deep carpet of last year’s leaves.

The track has been sittin ...

https://www.fhithich.uk/2026/03/26/the-duncombe-drive-lost-in-plain-sight/

#Bransdale #NorthYorkMoors #19thcentury #history #NationalTrust

Your daily dose of Dutch art by Vincent van Gogh.

The Poet's Garden, 1888

In museum: Art Institute of Chicago
Location: Chicago, United States of America
Size: 92.1 × 73.0 cm

#art #dutchart #vanGogh #impressionism #19thCentury

Your daily dose of French impressionist art by Claude Monet.

Nympheas, effect in the evening, 1897

In museum: Musée Marmottan Monet
Location: 16th arrondissement of Paris, France
Size: 100.0 × 73.0 cm

#art #french #monet #impressionism #19thCentury

Lady Day: When England Turned Over a New Leaf

March 25th was not just another date. It was the day England once held its breath, then exhaled.

Until 1751, Lady Day was the legal New Year. Winter ended. Debts were called in. Contracts expired. The nation lurched back to life like a cart horse after a long cold stable. Rents fell due, farm tenancies e ...

http://www.fhithich.uk/2026/03/25/lady-day-when-england-turned-over-a-new-leaf/

#Bilsdale #NorthYorkMoors #19thcentury #history

📝 Plot: In 19th‑century Normandy, orphan Charles is sent to live with his cruel aunt after his parents’ death. Facing harsh punishments, he befriends the kind maid Betty and villagers, using clever schemes and friendship to navigate adversity in this timeless tale of resilience, spirit, and coming of age.

#UnBonPetitDiable #Drama #ClassicAdaptation #Resilience #FrenchCinema #Friendship #ComtesseDeSegur #19thCentury #Childhood