1642 ⟶ Mezzotint Engraving Technique Introduced

Mezzotint engraving introduces grey tones to printed images.
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🎨 Mezzotint Engraving Technique Introduced

Mezzotint engraving introduces grey tones to printed images.⟶
Mezzotint Engraving Technique Introduced (1642)
Art HistoryVisual ArtsArtistic Innovation
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

🎭 Handel's Opera 'Rinaldo' Premieres in London

Rinaldo, Handel's first opera for the London stage, premiered⟶
Handel's Opera 'Rinaldo' Premieres in London (1711)
OperaMusicBaroqueHandelTheatrePerformance Arts
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

🎼 Handel Composes 'Zadok the Priest' for British Coronation

Zadok the Priest is composed by Handel for the coronation of George II of Great Britain. It has been performed at every subsequent British coronation.⟶
Handel Composes 'Zadok the Priest' for British Coronation (1727)
MusicClassical MusicBaroque PeriodCoronationHandel
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

🎼 Haydn's London Symphonies Premiered

1795: London symphonies by Haydn⟶
Haydn's London Symphonies Premiered (1791)
Classical MusicSymphonyMusic HistoryMusical CompositionOrchestra
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

🎭 Royal Coburg Theatre Opens in London

The Old Vic is established (under the name of the Royal Coburg).⟶
Royal Coburg Theatre Opens in London (1818)
TheatrePerformance ArtsEntertainment
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

🎨 Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood Founded

William Holman Hunt, John Everett Millais and Dante Gabriel Rossetti found the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood.⟶
Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood Founded (1848)
PaintingRomanticism
United KingdomUnited Kingdom