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 PENN'S TREATY brother-in-law, Perino del Vaga, in Genoa, Lucca, and other cities in Italy, and then with II Eosso at Fontainebleau. Thence he went to England, where he was employed by Henry VHL He had considerable tal- ent, though his compositions are often con- fused. His infants are pretty, but his fe- male figures lack the simplicity of those of Raphael. His landscape backgrounds are carefully finished. A Holy Fam- ily by him is in the Palazzo Pitti, Florence. Ch. Blanc, Ecole ombrienne ; Vasari, ed. Le Mon., viii. 244 ; ix. 291 ; Se- guier, 149. PENN'S TREATY, Benjamin West, Inde- pendence Hall, Philadelphia. Treaty made by William Penn with the Indians at Shack - amaxon, now Kensington, October 14, 1082. West's picture represents the traditional in- terview under the great elm, blown down in 1811, the site of which is marked by a small monument. PENNY WEDDING, Kir David Wilkie, Buckingham Palace ; canvas. A wedding party assembled in a cottage interior, some feasting in the background, others dancing the reel to the music of a violin and violon- cello. Called a penny wedding because each visitor pays a small fee, the money thus collected going to help furnish the house of the bride. Painted in 1818 for the Prince Regent, who paid for it 500 guineas. Loan Exhibition, Edinburgh, 1883. Origi- nal sketch, Gillot sale (1872), 700 guineas. Engraved by James Stewart ; W. Greatbach. Heaton, Vorks of Sir D. W. ; Waagen, Art Treasures, ii. 25 ; Art Journal (1860), 184. PENTHEUS PURSUED BY THE MAINADES, Charles Gleijre, Basle Muse- um ; canvas, H. 3 ft. 10 in. x 6 ft. G in. Pen- theus, King of Thebes, being opposed to the introduction of the worship of Diony- sus in his kingdom, was torn to pieces by his mother and two other Mainades, who, in their Bacchic frenzy, believed him to be a wild beast. PEPYN, MARTEN, born in Antwerp, baptized Feb. 21, 1575, died there about 1642-43. Flemish school ; history painter, admitted into guild in 1600. Influenced by school of Frans Floris. Probably visited Italy, and had his portrait painted by Van Dyck. Darwing correct, colour vigorous, heads true to nature I and animated. Works : Passage through the Red Sea (1626), St. Luke Preaching, Saints (4), Museum, Antwerp ; Two Triptychs (1623), St. Elizabeth's Hos- pital, ib. ; St. Norbert (1037), Cathedral, ib. ; Holy Family, St. Paul's, ib. ; Portrait of a Lady, Aremberg Gallery, Brussels ; St. Ann and Trustees of Orphanage,' Mu- seum, ib. ; Madonna, Basle Museum ; Ador- ation of the Magi, Circumcision, Wiesba- den Gallery. By his daughter Catharina (born Feb. 13, 1619) are two able portraits (1657) in the Af ^ S^ilJTl Abbey of Tou- V JJ &P (/ H/ oeiloo -Cat l^/ du Mus. d'An- vers (1874), 269; Kramm, v. 1269 ; Kuglcr (Crowe), ii. 292 ; Ch. Blanc, Ecole flamande ; llooses (Reber), 159 ; Van den Branden, 474. PERAIRE, PAUL EMMANUEL, born at Bordeaux; contemporary. Landscape paint- er, pupil of Eugene Isabey and of Luminais. Medal, 3d class, 1880/ Works: Isle of Croissy at Bougival (I860) ; Spring Morn- ing in Grove of L'lle-Adani (1876) ; Banks of the Marne (1877) ; Mill of Andelys (1879) ; The Seine at Saint-Denis (1880) ; Morning at Pond of Mortefontaine (1881) ; Golden Season on Banks of the Seine (1882) ; Chfi- teau-Gaillard (1883) ; The Marne at Cham- pigny (1884) ; On Banks of the Seine (1885) ; Sunset at Ballancourt (1886). Bel- lier, ii. 231. PERBANDT, LLNA VON, born at Lang- endorf, East Prussia, May 25, 1836. Land- scape painter, pupil of Kiiuigsberg Academy 415