Tag: N. C. Wyeth
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13 Classic Works of Art, Marine Paintings – With Footnotes, #31
HMS Ambuscade was a 32-gun fifth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy, built in 1773. The French captured her in 1798 but the British recaptured her in 1803. She was broken up in 1810. On 13 December 1798, Ambuscade captured a French merchantman, Faucon, with a cargo of sugar and coffee bound for Bordeaux. Disaster struck…
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05 Works, Today, April 29th, is Saint Endelienta’s day, With Footnotes – #119
Saint Endelienta was a Cornish saint of the 5th and 6th century. She is believed to be a daughter of the Welsh King Brychan, and a native of South Wales who travelled to North Cornwall to join her siblings in converting the locals to Christianity… Please follow link for full post
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07 Paintings, The amorous game, Part 3 – With Footnotes
N. C. Wyeth, 1882 – 1945 UNTITLED (COUPLE AND WAGON), c. 1914 Oil on canvas 44 by 32 inches, (111.8 by 81.3 cm) Private Collection Newell Convers Wyeth (October 22, 1882 – October 19, 1945), known as N. C. Wyeth, was an American artist and illustrator. During his lifetime, Wyeth created over 3,000 paintings and illustrated…
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