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Cassandre, Adolphe Mouron
(Encyclopedia)Cassandre, Adolphe Mouron ädôlfˈ mo͞orôNˈ käsäNˈdrə [key], 1901–68, French poster artist, b. Russia. By 1923 he was celebrated as the artist of Bûcheron [woodcutter], a poster made for a ...Wurtz, Charles Adolphe
(Encyclopedia)Wurtz, Charles Adolphe shärl ädôlfˈ vürts [key], 1817–84, French chemist. He was professor at the Sorbonne (1852–75), at the Faculty of Medicine, Paris (1853–75), and at the Faculty of Scie...Bouguereau, Adolphe William
(Encyclopedia)Bouguereau, Adolphe William ädôlfˈ, bo͞ogrōˈ [key], 1825–1905, French academic painter. He won the Prix de Rome in 1850 and became extremely popular during the 1860s and 70s. He is famous for ...Taine, Hippolyte Adolphe
(Encyclopedia)Taine, Hippolyte Adolphe tān, Fr. ēpôlētˈ ädôlfˈ tĕn [key], 1828–93, French critic and historian. A brilliant student, he gained recognition with the publication of his doctoral thesis, Ess...Breton, Jules Adolphe Aimé Louis
(Encyclopedia)Breton, Jules Adolphe Aimé Louis brətôNˈ [key], 1827–1906, French painter of rustic scenes and peasant life. His works frequently reflect a social and humanitarian concern. Breton was the autho...Sèvres
(Encyclopedia)Sèvres sĕvˈrə [key], town (1990 pop. 22,057), Hauts-de-Seine dept., N central France, on the Seine River; a residential suburb SW of Paris. The famous Sèvres ware porcelain is made in the town, w...china clay
(Encyclopedia)china clay, one of the purest of the clays, composed chiefly of the mineral kaolinite usually formed when granite is changed by hydrothermal metamorphism. Usage of the terms china clay and kaolin is n...Raffet, Denis Auguste Marie
(Encyclopedia)Raffet, Denis Auguste Marie dənēˈ ōgüstˈ märēˈ räfāˈ [key], 1804–60, French lithographer and illustrator; student of Charlet and of Gros. He attained an individual style in his series de...Malte-Brun, Conrad
(Encyclopedia)Malte-Brun, Conrad kônˈräᵺ mälˈtə-bro͞onˌ, Fr. mältə-brôNˈ [key], 1775–1826, Danish geographer, b. Jutland but later settled in Paris; originally named Malthe Konrad Bruun. He is respo...Mignet, François Auguste Marie
(Encyclopedia)Mignet, François Auguste Marie fräNswäˈ ôgüstˈ märēˈ mēnyāˈ [key], 1796–1884, French historian and journalist. With his lifelong friend, Adolphe Thiers, Mignet edited the National, a po...Browse by Subject
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