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 EDMONDS George H. lionghlon, Corcoran Gallery, Washington ; canvas, H. 3 ft. (! in. x 5 ft. (! in. Scene from Irving's " Knickerbocker's History of New York," Chapter VII. Will- iam the Testy, Governor of New Nether- lauds, having issued an edict prohibiting the smoking of tobacco, a multitude of citi- zens, armed with pipes and an immense supply of ammunition, sat themselves down in front of his house and fell to smoking with all their might. The Governor, with , cane uplifted, is threatening the rioters, conspicuous among whom is Antony van Corlaer, the Trumpeter, and BrinkerholV, hero of tho clam-aiid-oiiion war against the Yankees. Painted in 1877. Original study, Charles S. Smith, New York. EDMONDS, FRANCIS W., born in Hud- son, N. Y., Nov. -22, 1800, died in 18<;:i. Genre painter, self-taught. For many years connected with the American Bank- Note Company, on whose notes several of his pictures were engraved. Kxhibited first in 18:!C, elected an A.N.A. in 183S, and N.A. shortly after ; he was trustee and at one time recording secretary of the National Academy. Visited Italy in 1840. Works : Penny Paper (183!)) ; Sparking (1840, en- graved by the Art Union) ; Boy Stealing Milk (18413), Jonathan Sturges, New York ; Florence, Vesuvius (1844) ; Sleepy Student (1846) ; Trial of Patience (1848) ; Speculator (1852) ; Taking tho Census (1854) ; Thirsty Drover (ISijC) ; Bargaining (1858), Image Pedler, "Wind-Mill, 11 L. Stuart, New York ; Gil Bias and the Archbishop, John Taylor Johnston, ib. ; Dame, in the Kitchen. Tuckerman, 414. EDOUARD, ALBERT, bom at Caen (Cal- vados), April 22, 1845. Historical, genre, figure, and portrait painter, pupil of Cornu, Geroine, Coguiet, and J. E. Delaunay. Medal, 3d class, 1882 ; 2d class, 1885. Works : Don Juan cast Ashore (1870); Meditation (1874); Apollo and Daphne (1875); Odalisque, In- discreet (187(5); St. Leonard and the Pris- oner, The Toilet (1877); St. James led to Execution (1878); Dante and Virgil on the Frozen Lake (187!)); Thetis (1880); Caligula and the Cobbler (1882); On the Norman Coast in August (1883); Khiomara (1884); Briseis and her Companions weeping over the Body of Patroclus (1885). EDRIDGE, HENRY, born at Paddington, Aug., 176!), died in London, April 23, 1*21. Miniature, landscape, and architecture paint- er in water-colours; apprenticed to W. Petlier, engraver and landscape painter ; student at Royal Academy in 1784; elected an A.K.A. in 1820. Was a successful painter of minia- tures, among his sitters being the royal fam- ily. William Pitt, Lord Macartney, the Spen- cer family, Southey, Wordsworth, and Ben- jamin West. In 1810 he began painting landscapes, and in 1*1'.) architectural sub- jects, the first being the Cathedrals of l>eau- vais and Rouen. Several of his landscapes are in South Kensington Museum. Sandby, ii. 65 ; Portfolio (18SO), I'.li;. EECKHOUT, GEKBIUND VAN DEN, born in Am- sterdam, Aug. 11), 1621, died there, Oct. 22, 1674. Dutch school ; por- trait and his- to ry painter. Son of a gold- smith and after 1635 pu- pil of Rembrandt, whose manner lie adopted. Works : Christ blessing Little Children, Na- tional Gallery, London (bought as a Rem- brandt from Suermondt Collection); Christ and the Woman taken in Adultery, Adora- tion of Magi, Warrior in Repose, National Museum, Amsterdam ; Dedication of Sam- 1 uel, Louvre; Male portrait (1640, Copy of Rembrandt's Doreur), Solomon sacrificing to the Idols (1654), Mother and Child (165! I), Sophonisbc receiving tho poisoned Cup (1664), Tobias healing his Father, Female portrait, Brunswick Museum ; Music Les- son (1655), Copenhagen Gallery ; Circum- cision, Jacob's Dream (1661)), Cassel Gallery ;