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Samuel Isham

Samuel Isham (1855–1914) was an American portrait and figure painter, born in New York.

He studied at Yale, where he was a member of the third editorial board of The Yale Record. After graduating in 1875, he studied law and was admitted to the bar.

Opting out of a career in law, Isham turned to art, studying in Paris at the Académie Julian. He exhibited at both Paris salons and at the larger American exhibitions, and became a member of the National Academy in 1906.

His most important achievement, however, was his History of American Painting (New York, 1905), the best work on the subject. It deserves high praise for its adequate treatment, sympathetic usually just appreciations, and pleasing style.

References

  • "Record Editors". The Yale Banner. New Haven: Thomas Penney and G. D. Pettee. 1877. p. 182.
  •  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Gilman, D. C.; Thurston, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). "article name needed". New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead. 
  • Isham (surname)

    Isham is a surname, and may refer to:

  • Ashley Isham (Eshamuddin Ismail)
  • Sir Charles Isham, 10th Baronet (1819 - 1903)
  • Christopher Isham, theoretical physicist (b. 1944)
  • Edmund Isham (1744?–1817), an academic administrator at the University of Oxford
  • Sir Edmund Isham, 6th Baronet (1690-1772)
  • Elizabeth Isham (c.1608-1654), writer
  • Euseby Isham, Rector of Lincoln College, Oxford
  • Sir Gyles Isham, 12th Baronet (1903-1976)
  • Heyward Isham (1926 - 2009)
  • Isham Baronets of Lamport Hall in the County of Northamptonshire
  • John Isham (disambiguation)
  • Sir John Isham, 1st Baronet (1582-1651)
  • John William Isham (b. 1866), an American vaudeville impresario who was known for his Octoroons show
  • Sir Justinian Isham, 2nd Baronet (1610 – 1675)
  • Sir Justinian Isham, 4th Baronet (1658-1730)
  • Sir Justinian Isham, 5th Baronet (1687-1737)
  • Sir Justinian Isham, 7th Baronet (1740-1818)
  • Lincoln Isham (1892 – 1971)
  • Mark Isham (b. 1951)
  • Norman Isham (1864-1943)
  • Samuel Isham (1855–1914), painter
  • Sir Thomas Isham, 3rd Baronet (1656-1681)
  • Samuel

    Samuel (/ˈsæm.j.əl/;Hebrew: שְׁמוּאֵל, Modern Shmu'el, Tiberian Šəmûʼēl; Arabic: صموئيل Ṣamuil; Greek: Σαμουήλ Samouēl; Latin: Samvel; Strong's: Shemuwel), literally meaning "Name of God" in Hebrew, is a leader of ancient Israel in the Books of Samuel in the Hebrew Bible. He is also known as a prophet and is mentioned in the second chapter of the Qur'an, although not by name.

    His status, as viewed by rabbinical literature, is that he was the last of the Hebrew Judges and the first of the major prophets who began to prophesy inside the Land of Israel. He was thus at the cusp between two eras. According to the text of the Books of Samuel, he also anointed the first two kings of the Kingdom of Israel: Saul and David.

    Biblical account

    Family

    Samuel's mother was Hannah and his father was Elkanah. Elkanah lived at Rama-thaim in the district of Zuph. His genealogy is also found in a pedigree of the Kohathites (1 Chron. 6:3-15) and in that of Heman, his great-grandson (ib. vi. 18-22). According to the genealogical tables, Elkanah was a Levite - a fact otherwise not mentioned in the books of Samuel. The fact that Elkanah, a Levite, was denominated an Ephraimite is analogous to the designation of a Levite belonging to Judah (Judges 17:7, for example).

    Samuel (Raffi novel)

    Samuel (Սամվել Samvel) is an 1886 Armenian language novel by the novelist Raffi. Considered by some critics his most successful work, the plot centres on the killing of the fourth-century Prince Vahan Mamikonian and his wife by their son Samuel.

    Translations

  • French: Samuel, Jean-Jacques Avédissian Editions Thaddée (2010) 480 pages
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    Samuel (name)

    Samuel (Sometimes spelled Samual) is a male given name of Hebrew origin meaning either "name of God" or "God has heard" (שם האלוהים Shem Alohim) (שמע אלוהים Sh'ma Alohim). Samuel was the last of the ruling judges in the Old Testament. He anointed Saul to be the first King of Israel and later anointed David.

    As a Christian name, Samuel came into common use after the Protestant Reformation. Famous bearers include the American inventor Samuel F.B. Morse (1791–1872), the Irish writer Samuel Beckett (1906–89) and the American author Samuel Clemens (1835–1910), who wrote under the pen name Mark Twain.

    The name Samuel is popular among Black Africans, as well as among African Americans. It is also widespread among the modern Jewish communities, especially Sephardic Jews.

    Translations

  • Arabic: صموئيل (Ṣamoel), سموأل (Samawʾal), صاموئيل (Ṣamuʾil), صموئيل (Samūʾīl)
  • Armenian: Սամվել (Samvel), Սամուէլ (Samuēl)
  • Belarusian: Самуіл (Samuil)
  • Bulgarian: Самуил (Samuil)
  • Biblical Greek: Samouel
  • Biblical Hebrew: Shemu'el
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