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A kit-cat portrait or kit-kat portrait is a particular size of portrait, less than half-length, but including the hands. The name originates from a famous series of portraits which were commissioned from Godfrey Kneller for members of the Kit-Cat Club , a Whig dining club, to be hung in their meeting place at Barn Elms .
Kit Kat (stylised as KitKat in various countries) is a chocolate-covered wafer bar confection created by Rowntree's of York, England.It is produced globally by Nestlé (which acquired Rowntree's in 1988), [1] except in the United States, where it is made under licence by the H. B. Reese Candy Company, a division of the Hershey Company (an agreement Rowntree's first made with Hershey in 1970).
African art, Jewish art, Islamic art, Indonesian art, Indian art, [3] Chinese art, and Japanese art [4] each had significant influence on Western art, and vice versa. [ 5 ] Initially serving utilitarian purpose, followed by imperial, private, civic, and religious patronage, Eastern and Western painting later found audiences in the aristocracy ...
Time has named Nestlé's KitKat the most influential candy bar of all time, touting its impact on not just the candy industry, but the world. "Give me a break," I exclaimed while reading the article.
Kit Kat, with its crispy wafer layers, smooth chocolate coating, and unmistakable crunch, is a classic candy bar—top tier in most Halloween candy collections that kids hope to get when trick-or ...
The Hershey Bar may be the most iconic chocolate bar, but it isn't the most influential. Time Magazine ranked the most influential candy bars of all time and the Kit Kat bar was named number one ...
The origin of the name "Kit-Cat Club" is unclear. In 1705 Thomas Hearne wrote: "The Kit Cat Club got its name from Christopher Catling. [Note, a Pudding Pye man.]" Other sources give his surname as Catt (or some variant such as Cat or Katt): John Timbs (Club Life of London), Ophelia Field (The Kit-Kat Club), John Macky (A Journey Through England).
William Thomas Kinkade III (January 19, 1958 – April 6, 2012) [2] [3] was an American painter of popular realistic, pastoral, and idyllic subjects. [3] He is notable for achieving success during his lifetime with the mass marketing of his work as printed reproductions and other licensed products by means of the Thomas Kinkade Company.