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AACHEN, Hans von
German Mannerist Painter, 1552-1615
(b Cologne, 1552; d Prague, 4 March 1615). German painter and draughtsman, active also in Italy and Bohemia. One of the foremost painters of the circle gathered at the Prague court of Emperor Rudolf II. Related Paintings of AACHEN, Hans von :. | Allegory gdg | Portrait of Emperor Rudolf II | Bacchus, Ceres and Cupid | Allegory | Emperor Rudolf II | Related Artists: Helen Galloway McNicoll (Canadian, 1879-1915 Edmund john niemann1814-1901 Clifford Warren AshleyAuthor, Sailor, and Artist
American
1881-1947
was an American author, sailor, and artist. He is perhaps most famous for The Ashley Book of Knots, an encyclopedic reference manual with directions for and illustrations of thousands of knots. He invented the Ashley's stopper knot. Ashley also wrote The Yankee Whaler, a study of sperm whale hunters in New England in the late 18th century and early 19th century. He was born in New Bedford,
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