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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 42. Chapters: John Astley, Alexander Donaldson, Martinez de Pasqually, Chief Pontiac, Cornstalk, Captain Pipe, George James Bruere, Elizabeth Griffith, William Kenrick, George Croghan, Bernardo Bellotto, Matias de Galvez y Gallardo, John Moutray, Caspar Stoll, William Augustus Pitt, Caterina Galli, Anne Catherine Hoof Green, Joaquin de Montserrat, marques de Cruillas, Lord Adam Gordon, Jonathan Eddy, Robert Carter III, Ralph Griffiths, Grey Cooper, Manuel Antonio Flores, Sir Anthony Abdy, 5th Baronet, Athanasios Parios, Robert Maxwell, 1st Earl of Farnham, Martin de Mayorga, Lord Robert Manners, Charlotte Hayes, Xenia of Saint Petersburg, Sir Thomas Hales, 4th Baronet, Sir John Blunden, 1st Baronet, Rafael Antonio Castellanos, Edward Edwards, George Jennings, Charles Whitworth, Riggs Falkiner, Henry Cressett Pelham, Sir William Meredith, 3rd Baronet, K sank, Henry Zouch, George Treby, John Grey, Samuel Loew, William Hornby, George Hele Treby, Alexandre Dumas, Richard Jackson, Edward Owen, Sir Edward Winnington, 1st Baronet, Joseph Steinhardt, Hugh Williams, Andrea Toresani, Sir William Trelawny, 6th Baronet, Hugh Bonfoy, John Heathcote, Antoine Mahaut, John Blakeney, Anton Giuseppe Barbazza, Antonio Baratta, Gioacchino Cocchi, John Walters, Henry Boyle-Walsingham, William Wilson, Joseph d'Abbadie de Saint-Castin, Robert Blakeney. Excerpt: John Astley (24 June 1724 - 14 November 1787) was an English portrait painter and amateur architect, known for his "patronage among a vast circle of fashion" as well as a fortune acquired through marriage. Born in Wem, Shropshire, England, John Astley was a son of an apothecary, Richard Astley (1671 - 1754), and his wife, Margaret (1685 - 1735). Among his sibling was a brother Richard, also a physician, whose estate he inherited. Due to his good looks, he was known as Beau Astley. Some period s...
