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Hubard
Hubard is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Edmund W. Hubard (1806–1878), American politician and appraiser *William James Hubard William James Hubard (1807 – February 1862) was British-born artist who worked in England and the United States in the 19th century. He specialized in silhouette and painted portraits. Biography Hubard arrived in the United States from England ... (1807–1862), British artist See also * Hubbard (other) {{Short pages monitor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William James Hubard
William James Hubard (1807 – February 1862) was British-born artist who worked in England and the United States in the 19th century. He specialized in silhouette and painted portraits. Biography Hubard arrived in the United States from England in 1824. In 1825–1826 he worked in Boston, Massachusetts, setting up an exhibition known as the "Hubard Gallery" at Julien Hall (corner Congress and Milk Streets). At the time Hubard would have been about 18 or 19 years old. A local newspaper reported "there is a great variety of pictures—likenesses, groups of animals, landscape scenery, caricatures, &c.—all cut with a simple pair of scissors, without the aid of any machinery whatever, and which a spectator might, at a hasty glance, take for painting." He received raves in the press: "He exercises his scissors with so much dexterity and skill, that an accurate profile, even of the most 'unmeaning face,' can be procured in twenty-five seconds, without the use of steam." Local resid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Edmund is a masculine given name or surname in the English language. The name is derived from the Old English elements ''ēad'', meaning "prosperity" or "riches", and ''mund'', meaning "protector". Persons named Edmund include: People Kings and nobles *Edmund the Martyr (died 869 or 870), king of East Anglia *Edmund I (922–946), King of England from 939 to 946 *Edmund Ironside (989–1016), also known as Edmund II, King of England in 1016 *Edmund of Scotland (after 1070 – after 1097) *Edmund Crouchback (1245–1296), son of King Henry III of England and claimant to the Sicilian throne * Edmund, 2nd Earl of Cornwall (1249–1300), earl of Cornwall; English nobleman of royal descent *Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York (1341–1402), son of King Edward III of England * Edmund Tudor, earl of Richmond (1430–1456), English and Welsh nobleman *Edmund, Prince of Schwarzenberg (1803–1873), the last created Austrian field marshal of the 19th century In religion * Saint Edmund (di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
