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Meaning of "Roubiliac" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ROUBILIAC

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ROUBILIAC

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Roubiliac is a noun.
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WHAT DOES ROUBILIAC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Roubiliac

Louis-François Roubiliac

Louis-François Roubiliac was a French sculptor who worked in England, one of the four most prominent sculptors in London working in the rococo style, He was described by Margaret Whinney as "probably the most accomplished sculptor ever to work in England". Dr Richard Bentley, one of Roubiliac's marble busts for Trinity College, Cambridge...

Definition of Roubiliac in the English dictionary

The definition of Roubiliac in the dictionary is Louis-François. ?1695–1762, French sculptor: lived chiefly in England: his sculptures include the statue of Handel in Vauxhall Gardens.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ROUBILIAC

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WORDS THAT END LIKE ROUBILIAC

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ROUBILIAC»

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Roubiliac and the Eighteenth-century Monument: Sculpture as ...
This is a study of the 18th-century sculptor Louis Francois Roubiliac.
David Bindman, Malcolm Baker, 1995
2
Descriptive Catalogue by Francis Roubiliac Conder ...: Of ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Dor Gallery (London), Gustave Dor, Francis Roubiliac Conder, 2011
3
Habgood to Houbert
At Halle. Engraving by A. Alboth, Leipzig. 103. Marble statue, L. F. Roubiliac, 1738. Commissioned Jonathan Tyers for Vauxhall Gardens. Now in the Victoria and Albert Museum. The terracotta model by Roubiliac is in the Fitzwilliam Museum.
Philip H. Highfill, Kalman A. Burnim, Edward A. Langhans, 1982
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George Frideric Handel: A Music Lover's Guide to His Life, ...
(Some assumed the illusion was to Orpheus, that other Greek mythological creature associated with music, but Roubiliac intended an association with Apollo.) Roubiliac's Handel-as-Apollo is no distant mythological music maker. He is also ...
Marian Van Til, 2007
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Roubiliac's Work at Trinity College Cambridge
Esdaile describes the world-renowned late-baroque sculptures by Roubiliac on display at Trinity College, Cambridge.
Katherine Ada McDowall Esdaile, 2009
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The New Cambridge guide: with a short account of ...
Eanged on each side of the room on handsome pedestals, are the following busts of members of the College, those by Roubiliac are some of the finest works of that sculptor : Right side. John Ray. Roubiliac. John Mitchell Kemble. Woolner.
‎1868
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Persuasion and Propaganda: Monuments and the ...
Roubiliac's design are set within arches topped with a plaque inscribed “ Britannia Posuit.” Smith's drawing is a study for the arch; the rest of the design is only loosely sketched. Perhaps Roubiliac intended to fill an entire bay of the Abbey with ...
Joan Coutu, 2006
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Dean Alford on Disestablishment
ROCBILIAC MISREPRESENTED. Roubiliac's onward course through life appears to have been impelled by his merit solely, although later it is stated to have arisen from a very different cause. Walpole, in reference to Roubiliac, observes, ' he ...
Henry Alford, 1858
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Nollekens and his times: a life of that celebrated sculptor ...
ROUBILIAC. □ Let it be remembered, by those who visit the monuments in Westminister Abbey, that there are no less than six of them by the hand of Roubiliac ; viz. those of Argyle, Hargrave, Fleming, Nightingale, Handel, and Warren.
John Thomas Smith, 1829
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The Georgian Era: Political and rural economists. Painters, ...
In the Shakspeare, Roubiliac was not so successful; and Garrick complained of some veins in the marble, which marred the expression of the face, asking if " Shakspeare was marked with mulberries?" The sculptor admitted the defect, and,  ...
------ Clarke, 1834

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ROUBILIAC»

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The Guardian view on Birmingham's Qur'an: part of a rich and …
... of Fine Arts, seen in the context of everything from early Arab-Byzantine coins to masterpieces of western art: Rubens and Renoir; Roubiliac and Reynolds. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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El rostro de Newton escaneado en 3D
Se desconoce el artista que las hizo pero esta versión del siglo 18 era propiedad del escultor francés Louis-Francois Roubiliac, quien usó un pedazo mármol ... «unocero, Jun 15»
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World-class Montagu Monuments to go on show in church near …
Two of them were created by Louis Francois Roubiliac, who is considered to have been one of the greatest sculptors working in 18th century England. «Northamptonshire Telegraph, Apr 15»
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Will Taubman's legacy as great DIA patron grow after his death?
Taubman also was among the donors who helped the museum acquire Louis François Roubiliac's "Bust of Isaac Ware," and the "Korean Head of Buddha. «Detroit Free Press, Apr 15»
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Appeal to find monuments men and women to promote Montagu …
Two of the monuments were created by Roubiliac and are considered to be surpassed only by his monument to Lady Elizabeth Nightingale at Westminster ... «Northamptonshire Telegraph, Feb 15»
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Volunteers needed to show visitors around a Northamptonshire …
Louis François Roubiliac (1702-62), monument to John, second Duke of Montagu ... Louis François Roubiliac, monument to John's wife, Duchess Mary (d.1751). «Northampton Herald and Post, Feb 15»
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Art in 2014: The botched outshone the blockbusters
... unfashionable subject of connoisseurship, they brought together eight marble busts of Alexander Pope by the Huguenot sculptor Louis-François Roubiliac in a ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Dec 14»
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British Museum releases scans of artefacts to let you 3D print your …
Material: terracotta; made (1571-1631) by Louis-François Roubiliac, slightly to left, wearing a doublet, cloak and large ruff, attached to a rectangular painted ... «The Independent, Nov 14»
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Radiographers carry out CT scans on body parts of 19th century …
A 68-centimetre tall figure from the Museum of London, once owned by the 18th century sculptor Louis-François Roubiliac, was also found to possess an internal ... «Culture24, Oct 14»
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Church near Kettering to show off restoration work on internationally …
Two of the marble sculptures are by the French rococo sculptor Louis-François Roubiliac, and all are said to be of international significance. Roubiliac's work ... «Northamptonshire Telegraph, Sep 14»

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