The General Biographical Dictionary, Volumen 14J. Nichols, 1814 |
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... father and son . edition published at the Hague in 1735 , in 2 vols . folio , was long esteemed the best , but that by John Henry Leich , published at Francfort in 1749 , 2 vols . fol . is thought superior . 1 The FABER ( JOHN ) ...
... father and son . edition published at the Hague in 1735 , in 2 vols . folio , was long esteemed the best , but that by John Henry Leich , published at Francfort in 1749 , 2 vols . fol . is thought superior . 1 The FABER ( JOHN ) ...
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... father , he confined himself to the engraving of portraits in mezzotinto ; but he excelled him in every requisite of the art . The most esteemed works are the portraits of the Kit - Cat club , and the Beauties of Hamp- ton Court . Some ...
... father , he confined himself to the engraving of portraits in mezzotinto ; but he excelled him in every requisite of the art . The most esteemed works are the portraits of the Kit - Cat club , and the Beauties of Hamp- ton Court . Some ...
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... father Barre , regular canon of St. Genevieve , was published at Paris , 1752 , 2 vols . 12mo . There is one older , in one thin vol . 12mo.1 FABIAN . See FABYAN . FABIUS MAXIMUS ( QUINTUS , surnamed RULLIANUS } , was a celebrated Roman ...
... father Barre , regular canon of St. Genevieve , was published at Paris , 1752 , 2 vols . 12mo . There is one older , in one thin vol . 12mo.1 FABIAN . See FABYAN . FABIUS MAXIMUS ( QUINTUS , surnamed RULLIANUS } , was a celebrated Roman ...
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... father Tellier , a Jesuit , the king's confessor , who twice supplied him with money . * 4 Dict . Hist . - Biog . Moderne . - Supplement to the Encyclopædia Britannica . * In the latter end of 1715 , Fabre again entered FABRE .
... father Tellier , a Jesuit , the king's confessor , who twice supplied him with money . * 4 Dict . Hist . - Biog . Moderne . - Supplement to the Encyclopædia Britannica . * In the latter end of 1715 , Fabre again entered FABRE .
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... father was a divine and pastor of the church of Meurs , but he had the misfortune to lose both parents when he was only five years old . His education then devolved upon his maternal grandfather , Francis Felbier , who appears to have ...
... father was a divine and pastor of the church of Meurs , but he had the misfortune to lose both parents when he was only five years old . His education then devolved upon his maternal grandfather , Francis Felbier , who appears to have ...
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