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Hyacinthe Rigaud
Hyacinthe Rigaud (Hyacinthe Rigaud y Ros) , 1659-1743, French portrait painter, b. Perpignan. From 1688 he became almost exclusively the official painter of the French court. His sitters included most of the royal family and distinguished visitors at Versailles. Much of his portrait style is based... Read more
André Rigaud
André Rigaud , 1761-1811, Haitian mulatto general in the wars that liberated Haiti. Educated, but vain, he believed in the superiority of mulattoes. He sought (1798-1800) unsuccessfully to wrest the leadership from Toussaint L'Ouverture . In 1802 he went to France, returned with General Lecl... Read more
Jean Pierre Boyer
Jean Pierre Boyer , 1776-1850, president of Haiti (1818-43). A free mulatto, he fought under Toussaint L'Ouverture and then joined André Rigaud , also a mulatto, in the latter's abortive insurrection against Toussaint. He returned in 1802 with the French army of Charles Leclerc but later... Read more
Jean Jacques Dessalines
Jean Jacques Dessalines , c.1758-1806, emperor of Haiti (1804-6), born a slave. A shrewd general, he served under Toussaint L'Ouverture in the wars that liberated Haiti. His barbaric cruelty against the mulattoes whom Toussaint was unable to control led to a bitter struggle with the mulatto leader... Read more
François Dominique Toussaint L'Ouverture
François Dominique Toussaint L'Ouverture , c.1744-1803, Haitian patriot and martyr. A self-educated slave freed shortly before the uprising in 1791, he joined the black rebellion to liberate the slaves and became its organizational genius. Rapidly rising in power, Toussaint joined forces for ... Read more
portraiture
portraiture the art of representing the physical or psychological likeness of a real or imaginary individual. The principal portrait media are painting, drawing, sculpture, and photography. From earliest times the portrait has been considered a means to immortality. Many cultures have attributed ma... Read more
Haiti
Haiti , Fr. Haïti , officially Republic of Haiti, republic (2005 est. pop. 8,122,000), 10,700 sq mi (27,713 sq km), West Indies, on the western third of the island of Hispaniola. It is bounded on the north by the Atlantic Ocean, on the south by the Caribbean Sea, and on the east by the Dominic... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "Rigaud,"

Hyacinthe Rigaud
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Hyacinthe Rigaud (Hyacinthe Rigaud y Ros) , 1659-1743, French portrait painter, b. Perpignan...regal bearing and splendid costume of the ruler are accentuated. Rigaud is well represented in the Louvre.
Pierre de Rigaud Vaudreuil-Cavagnal, marquis de
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Pierre de Rigaud Vaudreuil-Cavagnal, marquis de , 1698-1765, last French governor of New France, b. Quebec. He was the son of Philippe de Rigaud, marquis de Vaudreuil (1643-1725), also governor (1705-25...
Rigaud
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature Rigaud, a character in Dicken's Little Dorrit .
André Rigaud
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition André Rigaud , 1761-1811, Haitian mulatto general in the wars that liberated Haiti. Educated, but vain, he believed in the superiority...
François Dominique Toussaint L'Ouverture
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...governor general, and with the help of Gen. Rigaud, an outstanding Haitian mulatto general...Though the mulattoes, led by Gen. Rigaud, had cooperated with the blacks against...of eliminating his opposition. First, Rigaud and the mulattoes were defeated. Toussaint...
Marquis de Vaudreuil-Cavagnal
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...Marquis de Vaudreuil-Cavagnal Pierre Fran ç ois de Rigaud, Marquis de Vaudreuil-Cavagnal (1698-1778), was a Canadian...Pierre Fran ç ois de Vaudreuil was the son of Philippe de Rigaud, Marquis de Vaudreuil, the governor general of New France...
Bridgeman, Charles
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History ...was Viscount Cobham of Stowe in Buckinghamshire, whose celebrated landscape was recorded in the perspective views of Jacques Rigaud and Bernard Baron published by Sarah Bridgeman, the gardener's widow, in 1739. Bridgeman was a collaborator with Vanbrugh...
Vigée-Lebrun, Elisabeth (1755–1842)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World ...1778; Mus é e national du Ch â teau de Versailles) follows the illustrious examples of portraits by Hyacinthe Rigaud and Jean Marc Nattier, favorite court artists during the reigns of Louis XIV and Louis XV, respectively. Vig é e...
portraiture
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...self-portrait, an insightful approach brought to new heights in the works of Rembrandt. Other artists, notably Jordaens, Rigaud, Ingres, and Reynolds, asserted their social and material success in their images of themselves. The classic of self-aggrandizement...
Alexandre Pétion
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Haitian revolutionist. After taking part in the expulsion (1798) of the English from Haiti, he joined (1799) André Rigaud against Toussaint L'Ouverture and commanded the heroic but tragic defense of Jacmel, a southern port. Exiled, he returned...

Dictionary entries related to "Rigaud,"

Rigaud, Hyacinthe
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists Rigaud, Hyacinthe (1659–1743...Philip V of Spain, he kept it himself. Rigaud's unofficial portraits, such as The Artist...of whose works he owned. The output from Rigaud's studio was vast and examples are in...
Benoit, Rigaud
Book article from: A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art Benoit, Rigaud. See HYPPOLITE .
Hornsby, Thomas
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...observatory. (For a copy of S. P. Rigaud ’ s transcript of the document...his own hand, see Bodleian Library MS Rigaud 54. The same library has a copy of Bradley...source. See also the pref. to S. P. Rigaud, Miscellaneous Works and Correspo
Johnson, Manuel John
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...the Radcliffe observer, Stephen Peter Rigaud, died early in 1839, Johnson applied...the meteorological observations begun by Rigaud and made many differential measurements...twenty- five years, extending back into Rigaud ’ s tenure. Johnson ’...
Largillière
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists ...established his position as a leading portraitist, rivalled only by Rigaud , his almost exact contemporary. The two men were friends and...re specialized in portraits of the rich middle classes and Rigaud painted the aristocracy. Largillière's successful...
Auzout, Adrien
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...Correspondence , A. Rupert hall and Marie Boas, eds. and trans. (Madison, Wis., 1965- ); S. J. Rigaud and S. P. Rigaud, Correspondence of Scientific Men of the Seventeenth Century (Oxford, 1841), I, 206 – 210. The...
Largillière, Nicolas de
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Art ...established his position as a leading portraitist, rivalled only by Rigaud , his almost exact contemporary. The two men were friends and...re specialized in portraits of the rich middle classes and Rigaud painted the aristocracy. Largillière's successful...
Constantine, Eddie
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...balles ) (Richard); L'Empire de la nuit (The Empire of Night ) (Grimblat) (as Eddie); Nous irons à Deauville (Rigaud) (bit role) 1963 Les Femmes d'abord (Andre) (as Bobby Caro); Comme s'il en pleuvait (If It Were Raining ) (Monter...
Legros, Pierre I
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Art ...most remarkable examples of Baroque illusionism in coloured marbles’. Jean Legros ( b Paris, 3 Oct 1671; d Saint-Germain-en-Laye, 27 Jan. 1741), half-brother of Pierre II, was a portrait painter, a pupil of Rigaud .
Hyppolite, Hector
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Art ...sometimes being applied with chicken feathers or his fingers. His success helped to inspire other Haitian naive painters, notably Rigaud Benoit (1911–86), who married Hyppolite's daughter, and Wilson Bigaud (1931– ), who...

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Rigaud-Drayton, Margaret. Henri Michaux: Poetry, Painting, and the Universal Sign.(Book review)
Magazine article from: Studies in Twentieth and Twenty-First Century Literature; 6/22/2007; ; 700+ words ; Rigaud-Drayton, Margaret. Henri Michaux: Poetry...Poetry, Painting, and the Universal Sign, Rigaud-Drayton argues that prior studies have...the self with the hybridity of language. Rigaud-Drayton thus explores the tension between...
Marie-Helene Rigaud, Les jeunes d'origine Lao. Une double transmission culturelle, une recomposition identitaire: exemple de la communaute lao de Montpellier.(Book review)
Magazine article from: Anthropologie et Societés; 9/1/2008; ; 700+ words ; Marie-Hélène RIGAUD, Les jeunes d'origine Lao. Une double...moires écrits par M.-H. Rigaud, chercheuse et étudiante travaillant...diter le régime, oø Rigaud critique également la fiabilit...
RIGAUD RETURNING.(NEWS)
Newspaper article from: The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH); 12/23/1997; 411 words ; Ed Rigaud, director of the Underground Railroad...loan from Procter & Gamble Co., Rigaud's two-year stint with the museum development...to fund his salary through next year, Rigaud said. Next year, museum organizers must...
Caretaker of `Underground Railroad' shares story with Xavier audience. (noteworthy news).(National Underground Railroad Freedom Center's Ed Rigaud)
Magazine article from: Black Issues in Higher Education; 12/19/2002; 700+ words ; ...evolved into a full-time passion. Ed Rigaud, who graduated from the historically...Distinguished Alumni Lecture. In 1996, Rigaud, who at the time was vice president for...the Underground Railroad. According to Rigaud, the new museum and educational center...
Minnetonka's Fragrance Marketing Group acquires U.S. rights to Rigaud candles and Giraffe atomizers.
PR Newswire; 3/7/1989; 572 words ; ...MARKETING GROUP ACQUIRES U.S. RIGHTS TO RIGAUD CANDLES AND GIRAFFE ATOMIZERS BLOOMINGTON...U.S. distribution rights to both Rigaud home fragrance candles and the Giraffe label of perfume atomizers. The Rigaud products are manufactured in France...
RIGAUD TO SPEAK.(News)
Newspaper article from: The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH); 2/4/2004; 280 words ; Education -- Edwin Rigaud, president of the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, will...today at Xavier University to help commemorate Black History Month. Rigaud, a retired vice president of Procter & Gamble and a member of...
Rigaud puts on bibb for a tasty salad.(Food)
Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald; 1/30/2005; ; 607 words ; Byline: Mat Schaffer OLIVIER RIGAUD, chef de cuisine, Brasserie Jo Age: 35 Residence: Watertown Education...HONEY: Chestnuts, almonds and a honey dressing add flavor to Olivier Rigaud's simple salad. Staff photo by Stuart Cahill
Jo's Rigaud is a seasoned pro.(Arts and Lifestyle)
Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald; 2/9/2007; ; 603 words ; Byline: MAT SCHAFFER Name: Olivier Rigaud Age: 38 Title: Chef de cuisine, Brasserie Jo Residence: Boston Education...617-425-3240. CAPTION: ABOVE AVERAGE: Brasserie Jo chef Olivier Rigaud. STAFF PHOTOS BY JOHN WILCOX
Interview exclusive avec Marlène Rigaud Apollon
Newspaper article from: Haiti Observateur; 9/26/2007; ; 700+ words ; Ne au Cap Hatien, Marlne Rigaud Apollon est diplme de l'Universit Towson o elle a dcroch une matrise...vous nous faire une brve description de votre ville natale ? Marlne Rigaud Apollon - Le Cap en bref ? Une tche plutt difficile. Je vais essayer...
Adam J. Davis. The Holy Bureaucrat: Eudes Rigaud and Religious Reform in Thirteenth-Century Normandy.(Book review)
Magazine article from: Biography; 6/22/2007; ; 700+ words ; Adam J. Davis. The Holy Bureaucrat: Eudes Rigaud and Religious Reform in Thirteenth-Century Normandy. 268...by the mid thirteenth-century archbishop of Rouen, Eudes Rigaud, is another, used here by Adam Davis with consummate skill...