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Coster
Coster is a Dutch-language, Dutch occupational surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Anne Vallayer-Coster (1744–1818), French painter * Arnold Coster (born 1976), Dutch mountaineers * Charles Coster (1837–1888), American soldier and public official * Charles De Coster (1827–1879), Belgian novelist * Dick Coster (born 1946), Dutch sailor, father of Sven and Kalle Coster * Dirk Coster (1889–1950), Dutch physicist ** Coster–Kronig transition named after him * Elizabeth Coster (born 1982), New Zealand swimmer * Francis Coster (1532–1619), Flemish Jesuit theologian * Harry Coster, Henry Arnold Coster (c1840-1917), prominent American included in Ward McAllister's "The Four Hundred (1892), Four Hundred" * Herman Coster (1865–1899), Dutch lawyer and soldier * Howard Coster (1885–1959), British photographer * Janet Coster, English operatic mezzo-soprano * John Gerard Coster (1762–1844), Dutch-American merchant * John Coster (1838–1886), New Zealand politic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Vallayer-Coster
Anne Vallayer-Coster (21 December 1744 – 28 February 1818) was a major 18th-century French painter best known for still lifes. She achieved fame and recognition very early in her career, being admitted to the Académie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture in 1770, at the age of twenty-six.McKinven 2002 Despite the low status that still life painting had at this time, Vallayer-Coster's highly developed skills, especially in the depiction of flowers, soon generated a great deal of attention from collectors and other artists. Her "precocious talent and the rave reviews" earned her the attention of the court, where Marie Antoinette took a particular interest in Vallayer-Coster's paintings. Her life was determinedly private, dignified and hard-working. She survived the bloodshed of the Reign of Terror,Haber 2003 but the fall of the French monarchy, who were her primary patrons, caused her reputation to decline. In addition to still lifes, she painted portraits and genre painting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
