单词 | animal painter |
释义 | > as lemmasanimal painter animal painter n. a painter of animals, as opposed to landscapes, portraits, narrative pictures, etc. ΚΠ 1780 W. Smellie tr. M. de Mours in tr. Comte de Buffon Nat. Hist. Gen. & Particular VI. 97 The celebrated M. Oudry, a most distinguished animal painter..painted from life, and of the natural size, the Saint-Germain rhinoceros. 1802 R. J. Hunter Racing Cal. 362 H. Barnard Chalon, animal painter to their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of York. 1970 Times 13 Jan. 2 A masterpiece by the great English animal painter, George Stubbs, is to be sold shortly at Sotheby's. 2007 Daily Post (Liverpool) (Nexis) 1 Dec. 15 William Huggins..is..arguably..the most original animal painter of the Victorian era. < as lemmas |
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