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Belle's father Sir John Lindsay. Dido Elizabeth Belle was born into slavery in 1761 [3] in the British West Indies to an enslaved African woman known as Maria Belle. (Her name was spelled as Maria Bell in Dido's baptism record.) [4] Her father was 24-year-old Sir John Lindsay, a member of the Lindsay of Evelix branch of the Clan Lindsay, who was a career naval officer and then captain of the ...
Early New England Puritan funerary art conveys a practical attitude towards 17th-century mortality; death was an ever-present reality of life, [1] and their funerary traditions and grave art provide a unique insight into their views on death. The minimalist decoration and lack of embellishment of the early headstone designs reflect the British ...
Samuel Scott (1702–1770) – British landscape painter; James Seymour (c.1702–1752) – English painter especially of equestrian art; William Hoare (c.1707–1792) – English painter especially of pastels; Francis Hayman (1708–1776) – English painter, illustrator, and one of the founding members of the Royal Academy
Many surviving images have been badly worn over the years, or incompetently "restored". Inscriptions are often later than the paintings themselves, and may reflect wishful thinking; many anonymous Tudor ladies were identified as "Mary I", or, especially, one or other of Henry VIII's queens, by the owners of pictures.
FG Trade/Getty Images. Or Art for short. This name, which dates back to the Middle Ages when King Arthur ruled England, means “noble,” “courageous” and “strong as a bear.” Rawr. 26. Conrad
The oldest surviving British art includes Stonehenge from around 2600 BC, and tin and gold works of art produced by the Beaker people from around 2150 BC. The La Tène style of Celtic art reached the British Isles rather late, no earlier than about 400 BC, and developed a particular "Insular Celtic" style seen in objects such as the Battersea Shield, and a number of bronze mirror-backs ...
Light Blue Heart. There's a new heart emoji on the block (since 2022), and its light blue hue, according to Emojipedia, epitomizes "love, friendship, feelings of warmth, and the color blue ...
Choosing the right heart emoji to add to a message or caption can be difficult, given the many options. Here's a guide to every color and type of heart emoji.