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The Chesterfield portrait, attributed to Borsseler, and the earliest known aggrandized image of Shakespeare. In the decades after Shakespeare's death a number of portraits were made based on existing images or living memory. The most important of these are: The Soest portrait, probably painted by Gerard Soest.
The office of Mayor of Chesterfield in Derbyshire, has existed since 1598 when Queen Elizabeth issued a charter to the town, granting the town the right to have a mayor. The first holder of this position was Ralph Clarke. This charter is on display in the Chesterfield Museum and Art Gallery. [1]
The Lumière brothers (UK: / ˈ l uː m i ɛər /, US: / ˌ l uː m i ˈ ɛər /; French:), Auguste Marie Louis Nicolas Lumière (19 October 1862 – 10 April 1954) and Louis Jean Lumière (5 October 1864 – 6 June 1948), [1] [2] were French manufacturers of photography equipment, best known for their Cinématographe motion picture system and the short films they produced between 1895 and ...
Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield by William Hoare. Eugenia Stanhope, the impoverished widow of Chesterfield's illegitimate son, Philip Stanhope, was the first to publish the book Letters to His Son on the Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman (1774
The Chesterfield County Courthouse and Courthouse Square is a historic county courthouse complex located in Chesterfield, Virginia.The complex includes the old Chesterfield County Courthouse, built in 1917; the county clerk's office buildings, dating from 1828 and 1889; and the old Chesterfield County Jail, constructed in 1892 and closed in 1960.
The first-ever Chesterfield County mascot may be a raccoon, a chipmunk, a retriever or a bear. Cast a vote for your favorite by Wednesday, July 10, 2024.
The Lumière Film Festival’s International Classic Film Market (MIFC) marks its 12th edition with a wide-ranging program that examines the latest restorations from NBCUniversal and leading ...
Chesterfield Market at Low Pavement. Chesterfield Market, one of the largest open air markets in the country, dating back to at least 1165 stands on the street. [14] [15] [16] In the Medieval period the properties in Low Pavement were built on the northern edge of burgage plots that extended southwards beyond Beetwell Street to the River Hipper.