A New Biographical Dictionary: Containing a Brief Account of the Lives and Writings of the Most Eminent Persons and Remarkable Characters in Every Age and Nation |
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... painter of merit , born at Leyden in 1498. It was a custom with this but to devote that day with his dis- ciples to the bottle . He used to stroll about the streets in the night , playing on the German flute ; and in one of these ...
... painter of merit , born at Leyden in 1498. It was a custom with this but to devote that day with his dis- ciples to the bottle . He used to stroll about the streets in the night , playing on the German flute ; and in one of these ...
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... painter , born at Cair - Florence 1495 , died at Amboise in ney , 1682 , died 1731. The cele- brated poets , Thomson , Mallet , and Allan Ramsay , were his intimate friends , and wrote verses to his memory . AINSWORTH ( ROBERT ) born at ...
... painter , born at Cair - Florence 1495 , died at Amboise in ney , 1682 , died 1731. The cele- brated poets , Thomson , Mallet , and Allan Ramsay , were his intimate friends , and wrote verses to his memory . AINSWORTH ( ROBERT ) born at ...
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... painter , born at Bologna 1578 , studied under Guido Rheni , and was at length no mean rival in fame to that great artist . He died 1660 . ALBERONI ( JULIUS ) Cardinal , ALBUQUERQUE ( ALPHONSO ) a famous Portuguese warrior , and the ...
... painter , born at Bologna 1578 , studied under Guido Rheni , and was at length no mean rival in fame to that great artist . He died 1660 . ALBERONI ( JULIUS ) Cardinal , ALBUQUERQUE ( ALPHONSO ) a famous Portuguese warrior , and the ...
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... painter are spread over Europe : He died at Venice in 1592 . BATHURST ( ALLEN earl , ) an English nobleman of distinguished abilities , born Nov. 16 , 1684. To uncommon talents he added many virtues , integrity , humanity , and ...
... painter are spread over Europe : He died at Venice in 1592 . BATHURST ( ALLEN earl , ) an English nobleman of distinguished abilities , born Nov. 16 , 1684. To uncommon talents he added many virtues , integrity , humanity , and ...
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... painter , BEALE ( MARY ) a portrait - pain- BAYARD ( LE CHEVALIER ) ter in the reign of Charles II . was a celebrated French warrior , called born in Suffolk 1632. In the ma she Knight without fear or reproach . nuscripts of Mr. Oldys ...
... painter , BEALE ( MARY ) a portrait - pain- BAYARD ( LE CHEVALIER ) ter in the reign of Charles II . was a celebrated French warrior , called born in Suffolk 1632. In the ma she Knight without fear or reproach . nuscripts of Mr. Oldys ...
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