The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and General Literature, 9. köideThomas Spencer Baynes, William Robertson Smith R.S. Peale, 1890 |
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... born in Naples . He showed his artistic tendency at an early age , received some instruction from a relative , and then studied under Ribera ( Lo Spagnoletto ) , of whom he ranks as the most eminent pupil Besides battle - pictures ...
... born in Naples . He showed his artistic tendency at an early age , received some instruction from a relative , and then studied under Ribera ( Lo Spagnoletto ) , of whom he ranks as the most eminent pupil Besides battle - pictures ...
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... born at Dantzic , 20th October 1768 . ilis parents , who were in poor circumstances , gave him only a scanty education , and strongly opposed his desire to enter one of the learned professions ; but notwithstanding their discouragement ...
... born at Dantzic , 20th October 1768 . ilis parents , who were in poor circumstances , gave him only a scanty education , and strongly opposed his desire to enter one of the learned professions ; but notwithstanding their discouragement ...
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... born of parents in no way related , according to our ideas ” ( G. S. Lang , Aboriginals of Australia , Melbourne , 1865 , p . 10 ; Gray's Journals , & c . , ii . 227 ) . These smaller associations which may not intermarry are named ...
... born of parents in no way related , according to our ideas ” ( G. S. Lang , Aboriginals of Australia , Melbourne , 1865 , p . 10 ; Gray's Journals , & c . , ii . 227 ) . These smaller associations which may not intermarry are named ...
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... born near Gap in Dauphiny in 1489. He was of noble descent , and it was the wish of his parents that he should adopt the military profession , but the pur- suit of knowledge proved so attractive to him that he char . acteristically ...
... born near Gap in Dauphiny in 1489. He was of noble descent , and it was the wish of his parents that he should adopt the military profession , but the pur- suit of knowledge proved so attractive to him that he char . acteristically ...
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... born January 24 , 1705 , at Naples ( Burney ) , or , according to Sacchi , his biographer , at Andria . Having been prepared for the career of a sopranist , he soon acquired a voice the beauty of which has never been sur- passed , under ...
... born January 24 , 1705 , at Naples ( Burney ) , or , according to Sacchi , his biographer , at Andria . Having been prepared for the career of a sopranist , he soon acquired a voice the beauty of which has never been sur- passed , under ...
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