Word: bathe
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...been stroking well of late, so Mr. Peet is trying Carter in that position, who is doing excellent work for his weight. The crew goes to the boathouse direct from college, and after practice has a run to quarters. They are under strict discipline while at the villa. A bath and a good rub-down follow their return from practice. They are allowed about half an hour to dress for dinner, which is ready at 8 o'clock...
HOUSE 898 Mass. Ave. Cambridge has changed hands. To let, elegantly furnished front rooms with bath; also first class table board; also a room for club table for students...
HOUSE 898 Mass. Ave. Cambridge has changed hands. To let, elegantly furnished front rooms with bath; also first class table board; also a room for club table for students...
...Gainsborough moved to Bath, where there was an excellent opening for an artist. He met with great success and his fame soon reached London, where he was asked to exhibit. Among the best portraits he did at this time were those of the Parish Clerk, David Garrick and Lady Mary Carr. In the country places around Bath, Gainsborough saw some pictures by Van Dyck, which revealed to him a new world of art. He greatly improved his treatment of draperies and imparted to them a superb depth of color. While at Bath, Gainsborough also painted a great many landscapes, which...
...Gainsborough left Bath and moved to London, a migration which was due to the well-meant but intolerable persecution of his friend Fickness. At London he was more successful than ever. The queen invited him to paint her portrait. He did it so well that he was asked to paint the portraits of all the royal family. In 1784 he sent a full length picture of the three princesses to the Royal Academy, which he requested to be hung on a line with the eye. This the officials refused to do, and the matter ended by his withdrawing the picture...