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Geertruida Bosboom-Toussaint
Anna Louisa Geertruida Bosboom-Toussaint (September 16, 1812April 14, 1886) was a Dutch novelist. Life and career Geertruida Toussaint was born in Alkmaar, Netherlands, on 16 September 1812. Her father, a pharmacist of Huguenot descent, gave her a fair education, and at an early period of her career she developed a taste for historical research, fostered by a forced indoor life as a result of weak health. Her first romance, ''Almagro'', appeared in 1837, followed by ''De graaf van Devonshire'' ("The Earl of Devonshire") in 1838; ''De Engelschen te Rome'' ("The English at Rome") in 1840, and ''Het Huis Lauernesse'' ("The House of Lauernesse") in 1841, an episode of the Reformation that has been translated into many European languages. These stories, mainly founded upon some of the most interesting epochs of Dutch history, betrayed a remarkable grasp of facts and situations, combined with an undoubted mastery over her mother tongue, although her style is sometimes involved and no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adrianus Johannes Ehnle
Adrianus Johannes Ehnle (1819-1863), a Dutch painter of historical and genre subjects, was born at the Hague in 1819, and studied under C. Kruseman. He died in 1863. Among his works are ''Cornelis de Witt at Dordrecht'' and ''The Reception of a Child at the Orphan House at Haarlem.'' File:Bosboom-Toussaint.png, ''Anna Louisa Geertruida Bosboom-Toussaint'', Dutch novelist, ca. 1845 File:Adriaan van der Hoop jr (1802 - 1841).gif, '' Adriaan van der Hoop jr.'', Dutch poet and writer File:Johannes Petrus Hasebroek.jpg, '' Johannes Petrus Hasebroek'', Dutch writer, ca. 1850 File:Cornelis Johan de Lange van Wijngaerden2.jpg, ''Cornelis Johan de Lange'' File:Abraham Jacob van der Aa.jpg, ''Abraham Jacob van der Aa'', Dutch writer, 1853 File:J.A. Alberdingk Thijm.jpg, ''Joseph Albert Alberdingk Thijm'', Dutch writer, 1852 File:Willem Josephus van Zeggelen.jpg, '' Willem Josephus van Zeggelen'', Dutch poet File:Samuel Johan van den Bergh.jpg, ''Samuel Johannes van den Bergh Samuel ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
