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Tom Paine
Thomas Paine (born Thomas Pain; – In the contemporary record as noted by Conway, Paine's birth date is given as January 29, 1736–37. Common practice was to use a dash or a slash to separate the old-style year from the new-style year. In the old calendar, the new year began on March 25, not January 1. Paine's birth date, therefore, would have been before New Year, 1737. In the new style, his birth date advances by eleven days and his year increases by one to February 9, 1737. The O.S. link gives more detail if needed. – June 8, 1809) was an English-born American political activist, philosopher, political theorist, and revolutionary. He authored ''Common Sense'' (1776) and ''The American Crisis'' (1776–1783), two of the most influential pamphlets at the start of the American Revolution, and helped inspire the Patriots in 1776 to declare independence from Great Britain, hitherto an unpopular cause. His ideas reflected Enlightenment-era ideals of transnational human r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurent Dabos
Laurent Dabos (1761–1835) was a French painter of portraits and of historical and genre subjects. Life Dabos was born at Toulouse in 1761. He studied with François André Vincent, and first exhibited at the "Exposition de la Jeunesse" in 1788. His works included ''Mary of England, Queen of France, lamenting the death of her husband, Louis XII'', ''The Return of the Grande Armée'', and ''Louis XVI. writing his Will'', a picture painted in the Temple during the captivity of the royal family. Besides these he painted from life the portrait of the Dauphin ( Louis XVII). He died in Paris in 1835. His wife, Jeanne Bernard, who was a pupil of Madame Guyard, also painted genre subjects. She was born at Luneville in 1763, and died in 1842. Gallery File:Dabos - Jean-Baptiste de Belloy.jpg, Jean-Baptise de Belloy File:Laurent Dabos - Portrait de Mirabeau (1749-1791) dans son cabinet de travail - P108 - Musée Carnavalet.jpg, The Count of Mirabeau File:Portrait of Thomas Paine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
