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Saint Francis of Assisi
F RANCIS OFA SSISI Born: c. 1182 Assisi, Umbria, Italy Died: October 1226 Assisi, Umbria, Italy Italian religious leader The Italian religious leader St. Francis of Assisi founded the religious order known as the Franciscans. He became... Read more |
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Little Flowers of St Francis
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Sir Francis Beaumont
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John Francis Bentley
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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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Francis Danby
Francis Danby 1793-1861, British historical and landscape painter. He painted many romantic and imaginary scenes and excelled in depicting sunrise and sunset. A good example of his work is Conway Castle (British Mus.). Bibliography: See study by E. Adams (1973).... Read more |
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Francis Hayman
Francis Hayman 1708-76, English painter. Influenced by the French rococo style, Hayman painted conversation pieces—landscape scenes peopled by fashionable contemporaries (see portraiture ). He also worked as a designer at the Drury Lane Theatre.... Read more |
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Francis Jeffrey Lord Jeffrey
Francis Jeffrey, Lord Jeffrey 1773-1850, Scottish critic and judge. He was a founder and editor of the Edinburgh Review, which printed his critical essays. Bibliography: See his Contributions to the Edinburgh Review (4 vol., 1844).... Read more |
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Sir William Francis Patrick Napier
Sir William Francis Patrick Napier 1785-1860, British general and historian; brother of Sir Charles James Napier . He served in the Peninsular War and wrote a famous and still authoritative History of the War in the Peninsula (6 vol., 1828-40).... Read more |
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Francis Quarles
Francis Quarles 1592-1644, English poet. His best-known work is Emblems (1635), a book of moral and religious verse. Though not an ardent royalist, he wrote pamphlets during the Commonwealth upholding the divine right of kings. Enchiridion (1640) is his collection of prose aphorisms.... Read more |
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