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51Cuyp, Aelbert Jacobsz(oon) — (baptized Oct. 20, 1620, Dordrecht, Neth. died November 1691, Dordrecht) Most famous member of a family of Dutch landscape painters. He was trained by his father, Jacob Gerritsz Cuyp (1594–after 1651), and influenced by Jan Josephs(zoon) van… …
52Girardon, François — (baptized March 17, 1628, Troyes, Fr. died Sept. 1, 1715, Paris) French sculptor. He studied in Troyes and in Rome, and in 1657 he became a member of the French Royal Academy. In 1666 he received his most famous commission, the Apollo Tended by… …
53Hargreaves, James — (baptized Jan. 8, 1720, Stanhill, Lancashire, Eng. died April 22, 1778, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire) British inventor of the spinning jenny. A poor, uneducated spinner and weaver, he is said to have conceived the idea for the machine when he… …
54Monteverdi, Claudio (Giovanni Antonio) — (baptized May 15, 1567, Cremona, Duchy of Milan died Nov. 29, 1643, Venice) Italian composer. The first of his nine books of madrigals appeared in 1587, the second in 1590. He visited the court of the Gonzagas in Mantua, and his next book (1592)… …
55Racine, Jean (-Baptiste) — (baptized Dec. 22, 1639, La Ferté Milon, France died April 21, 1699, Paris) French playwright. Orphaned at an early age, he was educated in a Jansenist convent, and he chose drama in defiance of his upbringing. His first play was produced by… …
56Sheridan, Richard Brinsley (Butler) — (baptized Nov. 4, 1751, Dublin, Ire. died July 7, 1816, London, Eng.) British playwright, orator, and politician. His family moved to England, and he was educated at Harrow School in London. He rejected a legal career for the theatre. His comedy… …
57Smollett, Tobias (George) — (baptized March 19, 1721, Cardross, Dumbartonshire, Scot. died Sept. 17, 1771, near Livorno, Tuscany) English satirical novelist. Throughout his life Smollett combined the roles of medical man and writer. He is best known for his novels,… …
58Teniers, David — (baptized Dec. 15, 1610, Antwerp, Belg. died April 25, 1690, Brussels) Flemish painter. His father, also named David Teniers (1582–1649), was a painter of primarily religious subjects. The younger Teniers was highly prolific and is best known for …
59Velázquez, Diego (Rodríguez de Silva) — (baptized June 6, 1599, Sevilla, Spain died Aug. 6, 1660, Madrid) Spanish painter. He was apprenticed to Francisco Herrera the Elder before being trained by Francisco Pacheco. His early works were mostly religious or genre scenes. After arriving… …
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