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As not all hippopotamus statues from this era were elaborately painted, William is a particularly important example; he has been "covered with a decoration in black line of lotus flowers, buds, and leaves" to signal his "natural surroundings among the lowlands of the Nile."
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The Hippopotamus and Crocodile Hunt is an oil painting on canvas by Peter Paul Rubens. It was commissioned in 1615 to decorate Schleißheim Palace, along with three other works depicting lion, wolf, and boar hunts. The cycle of paintings was looted from the palace during the Napoleonic Wars.
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Massachusetts' top court on Friday ruled that a would-be bride must return a $70,000 engagement ring from Tiffany & Co to her former fiancé in a decision that ended 65 years of courts in the New ...
William Hooker (1779–1832) was a British illustrator of natural history. He studied under Franz Bauer (1758–1840), becoming the official artist of the Royal Horticultural Society from 1812 until retirement in 1820, [ 1 ] whose publications he illustrated.
From October 2008 to December 2012, if you bought shares in companies when Robert J. Alpern joined the board, and sold them when she left, you would have a 32.5 percent return on your investment, compared to a 58.6 percent return from the S&P 500.