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Dadd

British  
/ dæd /

noun

  1. Richard. 1817–86, British painter of mythological and fairy scenes. He was committed to an asylum for patricide

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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“No judge likes the idea of people spending huge amounts to legally brag about their own self-imagined genius,” said David Ruck, a partner and divorce specialist at law firm Gordon Dadd.

From The Guardian ● Apr. 15, 2017

Capt Christopher Dadd was in the operations room when he realised what was happening, the inquest was told.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2012

Hood's hospital steward, George Henry Haydon, was an amateur artist and encouraged Dadd further.

From Time Magazine Archive

Like an earlier, literary figure, the English poet Christopher Smart, Dadd produced his best work in the madhouse.

From Time Magazine Archive

Mr. Frank Dadd and Mr. H. M. Paget made drawings for the 'Dryburgh' edition of the Waverleys.

From English Book-Illustration of To-day Appreciations of the Work of Living English Illustrators With Lists of Their Books by Rose Esther Dorothea Sketchley

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