John Closterman (also spelt Cloosterman, Klosterman; 1660 – 24 May 1711 (buried)) was a Westphalian portrait painter of the late 17th and early 18th centuries...
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Closterman is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: John Closterman (1660–1711), German painter Winona Closterman (1877–1944), American...
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General John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, 1st Prince of Mindelheim, 1st Count of Nellenburg, Prince of the Holy Roman Empire, KG, PC (26 May 1650 –...
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engraving by Robert White from a painting by or after the studio of John Closterman, now in the National Portrait Gallery in London. The first volume of...
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close friend and one of her most influential advisors. Jennings married John Churchill (the future Duke of Marlborough) in about 1678. His sister, Arabella...
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Brook Taylor (category Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge)
Hall has a painting by John Closterman of Taylor aged about 12 with his brothers and sisters. See also NPG 5320: The Children of John Taylor of Bifrons Park...
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The Favourite (category Cultural depictions of John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough)
Masham James Smith as Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin Mark Gatiss as John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough Jenny Rainsford as Mae Jennifer White...
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Kunstmuseum Winterthur; and attributed to John Closterman, General Michael Richards and his Brother, General John Richards, at the siege of Belgrade now...
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outstanding 18th-century plasterwork interiors. It is a Grade I listed building. John de Grey, 1st Baron Grey de Rotherfield, one of the original founder Knights...
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dramatic work. One of the earliest known English operas, it owes much to John Blow's Venus and Adonis, both in structure and in overall effect. The influence...
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