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Ignace Fougeron
Ignace Fougeron, also known as Ignatius Fougeron or J. Fougeron, was a British engraver active from 1750 to 1782. He was likely from a Huguenot family living in London. Works Fougeron produced a handcolored, accurate engraving of '' An East View of the Great Cataract of Niagara'' after Thomas Davies, which was published in his ''Six Views of North American Waterfalls'' (–68). File:An East View of the Great Cataract of Niagara - engraving.jpg, '' An East View of the Great Cataract of Niagara'' (–68), after Thomas Davies File:Sir Francis Drake. Line engraving by J. Fougeron. Wellcome V0001664.jpg, '' Sir Francis Drake'', line engraving File:Bishop's House with the Ruins.jpg, ''A View of the Bishop's House with the Ruins as they appear in going down the Hill from the Upper to the Lower Town'' (1761), after Richard Short References External links Ignace Fougeronin the Stuttgart Database of Scientific Illustrators {{DEFAULTSORT:Fougeron, Ignace Year of birth missi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huguenot
The Huguenots ( , also , ) were a religious group of French Protestants who held to the Reformed, or Calvinist, tradition of Protestantism. The term, which may be derived from the name of a Swiss political leader, the Genevan burgomaster Bezanson Hugues (1491–1532?), was in common use by the mid-16th century. ''Huguenot'' was frequently used in reference to those of the Reformed Church of France from the time of the Protestant Reformation. By contrast, the Protestant populations of eastern France, in Alsace, Moselle, and Montbéliard, were mainly Lutherans. In his ''Encyclopedia of Protestantism'', Hans Hillerbrand wrote that on the eve of the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre in 1572, the Huguenot community made up as much as 10% of the French population. By 1600, it had declined to 7–8%, and was reduced further late in the century after the return of persecution under Louis XIV, who instituted the '' dragonnades'' to forcibly convert Protestants, and then finally revoke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London
London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for two millennia. The City of London, its ancient core and financial centre, was founded by the Romans as '' Londinium'' and retains its medieval boundaries.See also: Independent city § National capitals The City of Westminster, to the west of the City of London, has for centuries hosted the national government and parliament. Since the 19th century, the name "London" has also referred to the metropolis around this core, historically split between the counties of Middlesex, Essex, Surrey, Kent, and Hertfordshire, which largely comprises Greater London, governed by the Greater London Authority.The Greater London Authority consists of the Mayor of London and the London Assembly. The London Mayor is distinguished fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
An East View Of The Great Cataract Of Niagara
''An East View of the Great Cataract of Niagara'' is a historic watercolour of Niagara Falls painted on site by Thomas Davies (–1812) in 1762. It was the first eyewitness painting and the first accurate view of the falls. History Thomas Davies was a British Army officer in the Royal Artillery and received training in topographic drawing at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich. During the French and Indian War, he served under General Jeffery Amherst. After the attack against Montreal, he surveyed the surrounding region from 1760 to 1766 and painted six waterfalls, including this one of Niagara Falls. Niagara Falls was first described in the journals of Samuel de Champlain in 1604. The first published eyewitness description was by Louis Hennepin in ''Description of Louisiana'' (1683). His later work, ''A New Discovery of a Vast Country'' (1697), included the first image of the falls based on his description and not done on site. Davies later painted two additional vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
