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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

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Richard Dadd spent most of his adult life in the closed hospitals of Bedlam and Broadmoor after he murdered his father, who he believed was the devil.

From The Guardian

Dadd’s doctors encouraged his art even though he never recovered.

From The Guardian

Katherine Dadd, 17, said she felt empty without Ramsay in class.

From Los Angeles Times

"I'm trying to get back in the swing of things, but the day felt a lot different," Dadd said, pausing to hug a classmate.

From Los Angeles Times

“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