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 KENT Sea Views, New York Museum ; Noon on the Seashore (engraved by S. V. Hunt); Bashbish ; Lake Conesus (Robert Hoc, New York), Coast of Massachusetts (S. Gaudy, ib.), Glimpse of the White Mountains (18(>7); New Hampshire Scenery, Century Club, New York ; Afternoon on the Connecticut Shore, John Taylor Johnston sale, ib., 1877; Lake George, Morris K. Jcsup, ib. : Narragansett ; From the Meadows at Cold Spring ; Bass Rock Newport ; Italian Lake, J. W. Drexel, New York ; Landscape, R. L. Kennedy, ib. ; On the Thames, J. W. McCoy, Baltimore ; Sunset, C. C. Perkins, Boston. KENT, WILLIAM, born in Yorkshire in KiKo, died in London, April 1'2, 1748. 1'or- trait and decoration painter; went about 1704 to London, and in 1710 to Rome. where he gained a second-class medal. After a second journey to Rome he settled in London, under the patronage of Lord Burlington. He decorated Wanstead House, Rainham, and painted several ceilings for Sir Robert Valpole at Hampton, but is best known as the architect of Devonshire House. Piccadilly ; the Earl of Yarboronglfs house, Arlington Street ; the Horse Guards. White hall, and other buildings. He was a weak man and was caricatured by Hogarth, but had considerable influence on the taste of his day and held the appointment of master carpenter, architect, keeper of the pictures, and principal painter to the Crown. In Hampton Court Palace are pictures by him of the Interview and Marriage of Henry V. and Princess Catherine. Redgrave ; F. de Conches, !)0. KERCKHOVE, JOSEPH VAN DEN, born in Bruges, May 4, lf>07, died there, Aug. 8, 1724. Flemish school ; history and portrait painter, pupil at Bruges of Jan van Meuninexhove, then at Antwerp of Jan Eras- mus Quellin. Perfected himself on a jour- ney through France, lived for some time in Paris, and on his return founded with Diivc- uede the Bruges Academy, of which he was appointed the first professor. Painted for churches and public buildings many histori- cal pictures, distinguished for good compo- sition and colouring and knowledge of archi- tecture and perspective. Works : Assembly of the Gods, Town Hall, Bruges ; St. Cath- erine of Siena (1716), Academy, ib. Im- merzeel, ii. 1(12 ; Nagler, vi. 55!) ; Weale, Cat., !). KKRKHOVE, FRITZ VAN DE, born at Bruges in Oct.. 1KC.2, died there, Aug. 12, 1S7.'!. Landscape painter. This phenom- enal child began to paint, at the age of seven, landscapes on a diminutive scale, of which about .'!.">(! were exhibited in the great cities of Europe, calling forth a protracted controversy among the art-critics as to their authenticity. Siret, L'enfant de Bruges (Paris, 1S7C,). KERN, ANTON, born at Tetschen. Bo- hemia, in 1710, died in Dresden. June S. 1717. German school; history painter. pupil 111 Dresden of UOSM. then for seven years in Venice of Pittoni ; returned to Dres- den a finished artist, went to I! mie in 17rW, and was made court-painter to Augustus III. in 1711. Works: St. John Nepomuk, St. Joseph, St. Barbara, Trinity, St. John F.van- gelist, all in churches near Tetschen ; St. Apollonia ; St. Barbara ; St. Aiigustin, Ab- bey of Strahow, Prague ; Adoration of the Magi, Circumcision, Marv the Virgin at the Cradle, St. Magdalen, Holy Family, Christ, in the Temple, C/.ernin Gallery; Trinitv. Prague Gallery; St. Hubert; Alexander and Diogenes; Rachel and Jacob ; Rebecca and Elea/.ar ; Fair Flower Girl: Four Sea- sons ; St. Sebastian Dying, Darmstadt Mu- seum ; Massacre of Innocents, Dresden Gal- lery. Allgem. d. Biogr., xv. (Did ; Wur/- bach, xi. 1S4. KERRICX, WILLEM IGNATIFS, born in Antwerp, bapti/ed April 22, ll!S2, died there, buried Jan. 7, 174.~>. Flemish school ; history painter, son of the sculptor Willeni Kerricx, and pupil of Godefroid Maes, the younger. He became master of the guild in 17015, and painted several excellent altar- pieces. Was also a sculptor, architect, and 381