It was not seen as a painting of such importance that it should go on instant display, even though it had an illustrious pedigree, with previous owners including such famed art collectors as the princes of Liechtenstein.
Although Y&R's advertising agency has been losing accounts recently, it still has an illustrious client list, several of which, including Ford, Sears and Kraft, it already shares with its British rival.But what WPP really liked about Y&R, apart from the advertising business, were its fast-growing services such as public relations, direct marketing and Internet advertising.
As unlikely as it sounds, it is a line of thinking that has an illustrious lineage, originating with John von Neumann, the father of the modern computer.
The Odense shipyard owned by A.P. Moller-Maersk, one of the world's biggest shippers, has an illustrious history: it produced the world's biggest container ship.
Standard Chartered Bank has an illustrious history - 43 years, in its current structure.
The Genetics Society of America has an illustrious record in scientific publishing with its groundbreaking journal GENETICS, the first American journal of genetics, established in 1916 by the founders of our field.
But Moscow, too, has an illustrious musical history, and here is one of its proud representatives, conducted by Pavel Kogan.
New York City has an illustrious weather history.
The Donn still has an illustrious history.
