Wissant (French pronunciation: [ɥisɑ̃]; from Dutch: Witzand, “white sand”) is a seaside commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France...
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Jacques de Wissant was, together with his brother Pierre, one of the six burghers of Calais. Because of the name, it can be assumed that the brothers...
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six burghers depicted are: Eustache de Saint Pierre Jacques de Wissant Pierre de Wissant Jean de Fiennes Andrieu d'Andres Jean d'Aire Under French law...
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was travelling through France in late 1254. It was kept for a while at Wissant on the northern French coast, whilst transport was arranged to England...
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Philippe (2013). L'École de Wissant et ses peintres [The School of Wissant and its painters] (in French). Art et Histoire de Wissant. ISBN 9782954567303. Couples...
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Pierre de Wissant is a bronze sculpture by French artist Auguste Rodin, part of his sculptural group The Burghers of Calais. This sculpture represents...
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Operation Undergo (section Wissant)
Batterie Lindemann (four 406 mm guns at Sangatte), Batterie Wissant (150 mm guns near Wissant), Batterie Todt (four 380 mm guns), Grosser Kurfurst (four...
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Museum Kunstmuseum Basel Rupert Museum, Stellenbosch Pierre de Wissant Jacques de Wissant Eustache de Saint Pierre Jean de Fiennes Jean d'Aire Wikimedia...
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Retable of Pierre de Wissant, may be another work by Colart de Laon. Annunciation by the Master of the Retable of Pierre de Wissant Reverse of the Retable...
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1851, Douai - 25 October 1928, Wissant) was a French landscape painter; associated with the artists' colony at Wissant. At first, he studied law, but...
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