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In the summer of 1869, Edgar Degas visited Paul Valpinçon, an old childhood friend, at his estate in Ménil-Hubert. Valpinçon's son Henri had been born in January of the same year. At the Races in the Countryside depicts the Valpinçon family during an outing to the races in Argentan, fifteen kilometers from the Valpinçons's estate. [3]
Horse Isle from Ardrossan North Beach The beacon on Horse Isle. A 16-metre-tall (52 ft) stone beacon stands at the south end of Horse Isle marking the island for shipping. Erected in 1811, it was commissioned by Hugh, 12th Earl of Eglinton on the suggestion of John Ross. [3] It is indicated only by the word "landmark" on the Ordnance Survey map.
"He kisses me like he misses me, even before I have to go." — C.J. Carlyon "Whenever I miss you, I look at my heart because it’s the only place I can find you."
Edgar Anderson's disappearance in "Eric" is reminiscent of the 1979 missing-persons case of Etan Patz. Patz, then 6, walked to his school bus stop in Manhattan alone for the first time and never ...
This is a featured picture on Wikimedia Commons (Featured pictures) and is considered one of the finest images. See its nomination here. This image has been assessed under the valued image criteria and is considered the most valued image on Commons within the scope Edgar Allan Poe, portrait photograph (daguerreotype "Annie"). See its nomination ...
1. “Art is to look at not to criticize.” 2. “Words have no power to impress the mind without the exquisite horror of their reality.” 3. “All religion, my friend, is simply evolved out of ...
The video clip features Mexican boys Édgar Martinez and Fernando, hiking in a ranch near their home town of Monterrey with their uncle, Raúl, who serves as the cameraman and tour companion. It starts with Édgar expressing fear on using a makeshift bridge made from two long branches that crosses a small stream when Fernando makes a joke about ...
Horse racing became a popular pastime in 19th century France under Louis-Philippe and Napoleon III. Degas began admiring horses while visiting friends in Normandy. Over the course of his career it is reported that he created 45 oils, 20 pastels, 250 drawings, and 17 sculptures related to horses. Degas was eager to know horses in anatomical ...