June 21 Collection

Panorama Talien Whan Bay Felice Beato English
Panorama, Talien Whan Bay; Felice Beato (English, born Italy, 1832 - 1909), Henry Hering (British, 1814 - 1893); China; June 21, 1860; Albumen silver print

Turn Out Employees American Express Company Corner
Artokoloro

Dignity! Grace Steps Heaven eyes actions dignity
Artokoloro

Illustration Major Daughter Once Week June 21
Artokoloro

Failed attack on Fort Kallo, Belgium, 1638 Bonaventura Peeters, I Jan Meyssens, unknown

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June 21: A Day of Defiance and Tragedy - On this day in 1672, Johan de Witt, Dutch politician and Grand Pensionary of Holland, valiantly defended himself against an attack, sustaining wounds. Tragically, later that year, he and his brother Cornelis were brutally murdered by a lynch mob. This historic event was immortalized in an 18th-century work, "Panorama Talien Whan Bay" by Felice Beato. In a stark contrast, Sir Harold MacMichael's "Excellency Beersheba" painting from June 1917 depicts the triumph of the British forces in the Battle of Beersheba. The American Express Company's "Turn Out Employees" corner sign from an old postcard also bears the date of June 21. The human spirit, embodied in the dignity and grace of Jan de Witt's eyes, transcends time, as depicted in an illustration of his major daughter from once a week. A failed attack on Fort Kallo, Belgium, in 1638, as shown in Bonaventura Peeters and I Jan Meyssens' work, serves as a reminder of the unpredictability of war.