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Edward Hodges Baily
Edward Hodges Baily 1788-1867, English sculptor. He studied under Flaxman. One of his best works is the statue of Admiral Nelson in Trafalgar Square, London. Other works include decorations for Buckingham Palace; numerous portrait busts and statues; and Eve at the Fountain, Psyche, and Helen and... Read more |
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Lorenzo Bartolini
Lorenzo Bartolini , 1777-1850, Italian neoclassical sculptor, studied in Florence and Paris. His most imposing creation is the Niccolò Demidoff monument in Florence. Napoleon commissioned many works from him. Among these was a colossal portrait bust of the emperor (Bastia).... Read more |
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Sir Francis Legatt Chantrey
Sir Francis Legatt Chantrey , 1781-1841, English sculptor, famous for his portrait busts and statues. Among his many well-known works are equestrian statues of Wellington and George IV (London); and a statue of George Washington (Statehouse, Boston).... Read more |
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Louis Francois Roubiliac
Roubiliac, Louis François (c.1705–62). French sculptor. Roubiliac settled in Britain about 1732 and made his reputation with a statue of Handel, now in the Victoria and Albert Museum. He taught at St Martin's Lane Academy, the forerunner of the Royal Academy, and worked as a modeller... Read more |
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Sir Thomas Brock
Sir Thomas Brock 1847-1922, English sculptor. One of the leading sculptors under the reign of Victoria, he enjoyed a long and successful career. He became an Academician in 1891 and was knighted in 1911. His bust of Longfellow (Westminster Abbey); his colossal Victoria Memorial, in front of... Read more |
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Antoine Coysevox
Antoine Coysevox , 1640-1720, French sculptor. He enjoyed the patronage of Louis XIV and produced a great part of the sculpture at Versailles. His Winged Horses, at the entrance to the Tuileries gardens, and his portrait and memorial sculptures show free, vigorous, and original treatment. The bust... Read more |
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Johann Heinrich von Dannecker
Johann Heinrich von Dannecker , 1758-1841, German sculptor. He studied with Pajou in Paris and with Canova in Rome. His art shows a revival of classical influence, as well as moderate naturalism. Among his statues are Sappho, Psyche, and Ariadne on a Panther. He made busts of many noted... Read more |
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Charles Despiau
Charles Despiau , 1874-1946, French sculptor. He studied at the École des Arts décoratifs and the École des Beaux-Arts, Paris, and worked in Rodin's studio (1907-14). His well-constructed, quiescent forms of young women have often been compared with the works of Maillol. Despiau... Read more |
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Adolf von Hildebrand
Adolf von Hildebrand , 1847-1921, German sculptor and author. He studied in Munich and in Italy, where he spent 18 years. He is best known for his dignified public monuments, such as the equestrian statue of Bismarck in Bremen, and for his realistic portrait busts. Hildebrand defined his art theory... Read more |
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Bloemfontein, convention of
Bloemfontein, convention of, 1854. The British government was puzzled by the Great...remained unstable and, in a startling switch of policy in 1854, by the Bloemfontein convention, power was handed back to the Boers in the form of a provisional... |
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Bloemfontein
Bloemfontein City and judicial capital of South Africa, capital of Free State. Dutch farmers settled here in the early 19th century. It contains... |
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South Africa
...228,200), Cape Town (legislative, 2,686,000), Bloemfontein (judicial, 371,200)government:Multiparty republicethnic...than 2000m (6000ft) high, on the fringe of which lies Bloemfontein. Soweto, Johannesburg, and Pretoria, all lie on the n... |
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Free State
Free State (formerly Orange Free State) Province in e central South Africa; the capital is Bloemfontein. The region consists principally of fertile high plains, with the Drakensberg Range as part of its e border with Lesotho. The... |
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Roberts, Frederick Sleigh
...in South Africa to take command, when his strategy led to the capture of the two Boer (Afrikaner) republican capitals, Bloemfontein and Pretoria. Wrongly assuming that all that remained was a straightforward tidying-up operation, Roberts handed over... |
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South African Wars
...played little part on either side. In 1900, the British gained the upper hand, defeating the Boer armies and capturing Bloemfontein and Pretoria. Boer commandos fought a determined guerrilla campaign but were forced to accept British rule in the peace... |
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brassière
...term has always been soutien-gorge (bust support), and this first appeared in 1904. So...there was a new garment called the ‘bust bodice’. This was worn above the corset...and laced at the front and back. By 1904 bust bodices were considered essential if only for modesty, ... |
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portraits
...stone, as in carved portraits and portrait busts; metals, cast or carved, as in coins...three-quarter, and in varying lengths (bust-portrait, half-length, full-length...conventions, which shift with time. The carved bust was the standard type for Roman imperial... |
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Nollekens, Joseph
...fragments and sculpture. Several portrait busts he carved at this time ensured that his...sit for him, yet casts of the excellent bust which Nollekens made from a death mask...extremely popular. Many of his monuments and busts are in Westminster abbey. Nollekens was... |
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Sculpture In the Supreme Court Building
...originally called Memorial Hall. White marble busts of deceased chief justices line the side...appropriated funds for the purchase of busts of chief justices since 1874; it has made...and former law clerks, have contributed busts of some associate justices; these are... |
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Bloemfontein
Bloemfontein •airplane, terreplein •sailplane, tailplane •mainplane •seaplane...elastane • Beltane • Aquitaine •octane •Fonteyn, montane •Holstein • Bloemfontein • butane •bloodstain • chevrotain •ethane, methane •polyurethane... |
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Bloemfontein, convention of
Bloemfontein, convention of, 1854. The British government was puzzled by the Great...remained unstable and, in a startling switch of policy in 1854, by the Bloemfontein convention, power was handed back to the Boers. This arrangement did... |
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bust
...measured around her breasts: a 36-inch bust. ∎ a woman's breasts, esp. considered...selecting clothes that would minimize her large bust. 2. a sculpture of a person's head...v. (past and past part. bust·ed or bust ) [tr.] 1. break, split, or burst... |
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African National Congress
African National Congress (ANC) A South African political party. It was established in Bloemfontein in 1912 as the South African Native National Congress by a Zulu Methodist minister, J. W. Dube. In 1914 he led a deputation... |
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ethane
...scatterbrain •suzerain • birdbrain • sixain •elastane • Beltane • Aquitaine •octane •Fonteyn, montane •Holstein • Bloemfontein • butane •bloodstain • chevrotain •ethane, methane •polyurethane • Alfvén • paravane •weathervane • vervain • Gawain |
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lamebrain
...scatterbrain •suzerain • birdbrain • sixain •elastane • Beltane • Aquitaine •octane •Fonteyn, montane •Holstein • Bloemfontein • butane •bloodstain • chevrotain •ethane, methane •polyurethane • Alfvén • paravane •weathervane • vervain • Gawain |
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membrane
...scatterbrain •suzerain • birdbrain • sixain •elastane • Beltane • Aquitaine •octane •Fonteyn, montane •Holstein • Bloemfontein • butane •bloodstain • chevrotain •ethane, methane •polyurethane • Alfvén • paravane •weathervane • vervain • Gawain |
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migraine
...scatterbrain •suzerain • birdbrain • sixain •elastane • Beltane • Aquitaine •octane •Fonteyn, montane •Holstein • Bloemfontein • butane •bloodstain • chevrotain •ethane, methane •polyurethane • Alfvén • paravane •weathervane • vervain • Gawain |
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sixain
...scatterbrain •suzerain • birdbrain • sixain •elastane • Beltane • Aquitaine •octane •Fonteyn, montane •Holstein • Bloemfontein • butane •bloodstain • chevrotain •ethane, methane •polyurethane • Alfvén • paravane •weathervane • vervain • Gawain |
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ski-plane
...scatterbrain •suzerain • birdbrain • sixain •elastane • Beltane • Aquitaine •octane •Fonteyn, montane •Holstein • Bloemfontein • butane •bloodstain • chevrotain •ethane, methane •polyurethane • Alfvén • paravane •weathervane • vervain • Gawain |
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bust
...informal • verb 1. I didn't mean to bust your DVD player synonyms: break, smash...snap; split, burst. 2. he promised to bust the counterfeit ring synonyms: overthrow...noun a cache of guns was discovered in the bust synonyms: raid, search; informal takedown... |
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labor
...oneself out, apply oneself, exert oneself; informal bend/lean/fall over backwards, pull out all the stops, bust a gut, bust one's chops. 3. there is no need to labor the point synonyms: overemphasize, belabor, overstress, overdo... |
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rupture
...split, separation, parting, division, schism; informal bust-up. 3. an abdominal rupture synonym: hernia. • verb 1...break, fracture, crack, breach, burst, split; informal bust. 2. the problem ruptured their relationships synonyms: sever... |
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bend
...chancesynonyms: try one's hardest, do one's best, do one's utmost, do all one can, give one's all, make every effort; informal do one's damnedest, go all out, pull out all the stops, bust a gut, move heaven and earth. |
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bosom
bosom • noun 1. the gown was set low over her bosom synonyms: bust, chest; breasts, mammary glands; informal boobs, knockers, mammaries, bazooms. 2. literary the family took Gill into its bosom... |
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break
...synonyms: shatter, smash, crack, snap, fracture, fragment, splinter, fall to bits, fall to pieces; split, burst; informal bust. 2. she had broken her leg synonyms: fracture, crack.antonym: mend. 3. the bite had barely broken the skin synonyms... |
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breast
breast • noun 1. a baby at her breast synonyms: mammary gland, mamma; (breasts) bosom(s), bust, chest; informal boobs, knockers, bazooms, hooters. 2. feelings of frustration were rising up in his breast synonyms: heart, bosom, soul, core. |
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broken
...brokensynonyms: damaged, faulty, defective, out of order/commission, nonfunctioning, inoperative, imperfect; kaput, bust, busted. 3. broken skinsynonyms: pierced, punctured, perforated. 4. broken lawssynonyms: contravened, violated, infringed... |
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broke
...poor, poverty-stricken, impoverished, impecunious, penurious, indigent, in penury, needy, destitute, informal cleaned out, flat broke, strapped (for cash), bust, busted, hard up, stone broke, as poor as a church mouse. |
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broken-down
...machinesynonyms: broken, damaged, faulty, defective, out of order/commission, nonfunctioning, inoperative; inf. on the blink, kaput, bust, busted. 2. a broken-down old shacksynonyms: dilapidated, in disrepair, ramshackle. |
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Bloemfontein braces for invasion.
BLOEMFONTEIN is expected to burst at the seams this...Cape supporters of the ANC making it to Bloemfontein won't be enjoying luxury accommodation. Instead, they will arrive in Bloemfontein early on Sunday morning by train and then... |
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Drinking was a way to survive Police Day in Bloemfontein.(News)
...police, anyway? Last Friday he ordered 50 000 to go to Bloemfontein to celebrate National Police Day. You know what they say about Bloemfontein. First prize a week's holiday in Bloemfontein, second prize two weeks. Yes, I know it's a friendly... |
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House-dust mite species in Bloemfontein, South Africa.(Original Articles)
...more arid, colder regions. (4) Bloemfontein is situated on the central plateau...559 mm per year. Climatic factors in Bloemfontein (5) would usually be seen as unfavourable...presence or absence of these mites in Bloemfontein, determining their abundance, if... |
 "The Mercury (South Africa)")
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Important Bok matches should not be played in Bloemfontein.(Sports)
So Bloemfontein remains the centre of rugby's fiefdom in this country and...the match in Cape Town and staged the game against Italy in Bloemfontein. Getting to Bloemfontein remains a nightmare. I bumped into a cluster of travelling... |
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scholtz travels to bloemfontein.(Sports)
BYLINE: BRENDEN NEL BLOEMFONTEIN: Is Springbok centre Wynand Olivier...to the airport for the flight to Bloemfontein, where they will face the Cheetahs...league game between the sides in Bloemfontein earlier this year and also played... |
 "The Mail on Sunday (London, England)")
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Biggest invasion since Boer War; 20,000 England fans arrive in Bloemfontein...
...Byline: from Ian Gallagher IN BLOEMFONTEIN ONE thought bound England's...central South African city of Bloemfontein yesterday. It will be shared...otherwise. The players flew to tiny Bloemfontein airport from their Rustenburg... |
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Bloemfontein gears up for Germany-England
...German police officers wandered through Bloemfontein's main shopping mall as the quiet...government spokesman also announced that Bloemfontein had relaxed its alcohol laws, allowing...biggest football match in the history of Bloemfontein and the Free State province. At the... |
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Teams won't practice at Bloemfontein's stadium
...to practice at Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein to preserve the pitch for a final group...their final Group H match on Friday in Bloemfontein. Both teams are training at a nearby...stadium. Germany plays England in Bloemfontein on Sunday for a place in the quarterfinals... |
 "The Star (South Africa)")
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Chief Kilambe returns; Amakhosi's cup hero goes back to Bloemfontein to face...
...career. Chiefs travel south to face Bloemfontein Celtic, the club that released Kilambe...will hope their fantastic support in Bloemfontein and Mangaung can sing them to victory...Amakhosi, however, have a good record in Bloemfontein, and it was here that they wrapped... |
 "Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)")
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Football: DONS ARE IN FULL BLOEM; DONS ON TOUR... BLOEMFONTEIN 1 ABERDEEN...
...penalty and second-half winner against Bloemfontein Celtic in South Africa last night earned...half and new boy Touzani almost gave Bloemfontein a 53rd-minute lead when he allowedMoses...after some good play from Macauley. BLOEMFONTEIN CELTIC - Omony, Goldstone, Motlhaping... |
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