Juan de Nova Island
Juan de Nova Island , 1.7 sq mi (4.4 sq km), in the Mozambique Channel, Indian Ocean, between Madagascar and Mozambique; a possession of France administered by a high commissioner in Réunion . Low and flat, the island is surrounded by coral reefs. Most of it consists of heavily forested areas that form a wildlife sanctuary. There is no indigenous population, but the island is the site of a small French military garrison and a weather station. There are abundant guano deposits. Named for a 15th-century Spanish explorer, Juan de Nova has been a French possession since 1897. It is also claimed by Madagascar.
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`The Chinese Convert'. (Frontline).(portrait of Shen Fu-Tsung by Godfrey Kneller)
Magazine article from: History Today; 7/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...the spirituality of Godfrey Kneller's portrait of a young...1638). The quality of Kneller's portrait `Michael...that "Of all his works Sir Godfrey was most proud of the...in 1668, commissioned Kneller to paint `The Chinese...
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Sir Robert Walpole's pictures in Russia.
Magazine article from: The Magazine Antiques; 10/1/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...master paintings amassed by Sir Robert Walpole, the first...through the writings of Sir Robert's son Horace Walpole...Hall, the country seat Sir Robert built in Norfolk...whose portrait by Sir Godfrey Kneller (Pl. I) is one of the...
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CLUBBING: Pratts? If you say so, sir
Newspaper article from: The Independent on Sunday; 10/26/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...mutton pies, known as Kit-cats. They also became the name for the half-length portraits of club members by Sir Godfrey Kneller, painted so as to be accommodated in the low-ceilinged dining-room. After the original club folded in 1720...
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Mr Webb revealed
Newspaper article from: The Press; 9/3/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...German- born portrait painter Sir Godfrey Kneller. It arrived in New Zealand with...Even proving that it is by Kneller was a challenge," Hall says...century. Opinion is divided about Kneller. Some people think that he was...
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THE CRITICS : Alone, with everybody in the world
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 11/19/1995; ; 700+ words
; ...starred as the German portraitist Sir Godfrey Kneller in the last of Harrison's Bigwigs...Klaff as Rembrandt appeared to Kneller in a dream, roundly denouncing...vis bainting?" So the hapless Kneller tried painting his own portrait...
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Engaging power of baroque portraits
Newspaper article from: Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK); 1/30/2008; 694 words
; ...some of their training in Rome. Sir Godfrey Kneller (c1646-1723) was one, who...images. The "Hampton Beauties" by Kneller were in direct competition to Lely...royal children in his charge. Kneller also produced a superb collection...
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Likenesses and cultural identity in the colonies and early Republic.
Magazine article from: The Magazine Antiques; 1/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...of himself from none other than Sir Godfrey Kneller, the king's official portraitist...probably mattered little to him that Kneller turned the commission over to studio...lacked access to portraitists of Kneller's ilk. By default, some may...
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RELATIVE VALUES CHANGING FACE OF THE PALACE ART COLLECTION
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 11/23/2002; 376 words
; ...ACQUISITIONS 1953 James Gunn, `Portrait of the Queen'; Sir Godfrey Kneller, `Queen Anne' 1954 Jacopo Amigoni, `Anne, Princess...Stuart' and `Prince Henry Benedict Stuart' 1975 Sir Godfrey Kneller, `Mehmet' 1984 Gerrit van Honthorst, `Sophia...
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'Amazing' Guildhall art treasures return
Newspaper article from: Yorkshire Post; 6/16/2006; 542 words
; ...Alderman Anthony Lambert in 1678, attributed to Sir Godfrey Kneller - have undergone a transformation. Prior to being...paintings in the Guildhall and has been attributed to Sir Godfrey Kneller, the leading portrait painter of his day. Now conserved...
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Obituary: Lord Killanin
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 4/28/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...Killanin wrote a biography of the 18th-century portrait painter and court artist to King George I, Sir Godfrey Kneller (Sir Godfrey Kneller and His Times 1646-1723, 1948). He later published The Shell Guide to Ireland (1975) with Professor...
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Sir Godfrey Kneller
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Sir Godfrey Kneller or Gottfried von Kniller , 1646-1723...monarchs from Charles II to George I, Kneller and the factory of painters in his employ...are sometimes careless of execution. Kneller became the director, in 1711, of the...
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Kneller, Sir Godfrey
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
Kneller, Sir Godfrey ( c. 1646–1723). A native...beck who had studied under Rembrandt, Kneller came to England c. 1676. He became...paint. In high favour with William III, Kneller was knighted in 1692 (created a baronet...
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Kneller Hall
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music
Kneller Hall. Headquarters of Royal Military School of Music (founded 1857) at Whitton, Twickenham, Middlesex. Former home of painter Sir Godfrey Kneller (1646–1723).
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Kit-Cat Club
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...were Charles Seymour, 6th duke of Somerset; Sir Robert Walpole; Thomas Pelham-Holles, duke of Newcastle; William Congreve; Joseph Addison; Sir Richard Steele; and Sir Godfrey Kneller , who did portraits of the members. The club...
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Smibert, John (1688-1751)
Book article from: American Eras
...was raised as a Presbyterian, Smibert studied in 1713-1716 at the London artists ’ academy headed by Sir Godfrey Kneller, whose style influenced several generations of British portrait painters. After a few years as a professional...
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