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Teniers

American  
[ten-yerz, tuh-neerz, tuh-neers, te-nyay] / ˈtɛn jərz, təˈnɪərz, təˈnirs, tɛˈnjeɪ /

noun

  1. David the Elder, 1582–1649, Flemish painter and engraver.

  2. his son David the Younger, 1610–90, Flemish painter.


Teniers British  
/ ˈtɛnɪəz /

noun

  1. David (ˈdaːvɪt), called the Elder, 1582–1649, and his son David, called the Younger, 1610–90, Flemish painters

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In Scone Palace in Perthshire, hanging among the Van Dycks and Teniers and landscapes and paintings of lords and ladies, is a portrait of two young women.

From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2014

One such case in Sotheby’s Wednesday sale was the view of a “Guardroom Interior with a self portrait of the artist” by the Flemish artist David Teniers the Younger.

From New York Times ● Jul. 8, 2010

Like the Turner, the David Teniers the Younger was spared the many varnishings and restorations that have altered the original appearance of so many pictures.

From New York Times ● Jul. 8, 2010

In earlier days, not much attention would have been given to a Teniers the Younger.

From New York Times ● Jul. 8, 2010

Flem′ing, a native of Flanders.—Flemish school, a school of painting formed by the brothers Van Eyck, reaching its height in Rubens, Vandyck, and Teniers; Flemish stitch, a stitch used in making certain kinds of point-lace.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various

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