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 John and Priscilla Alden; Artist's Dream; American Tourists; Pasture Gate.

GERTNER, JOHAN VILHELM, born at Nyboder, Copenhagen, May 10, 1818, died in Copenhagen, March 29, 1871. Genre and portrait painter, pupil of Copenhagen Academy, painted at first also landscapes and interiors. Member of Copenhagen Academy in 1850; professor. Medal in 1843. Works: Thorvaldsen's Studio at Charlottenborg (1836), Shepherd driving his Flock (1838), Portrait of his Mother (1846), Copenhagen Gallery; Portraits of Thorvaldsen (1840), Provost Trydes (1843), Dahl, Eckersberg (1850), Count Moltke, Banker Gedalia (1859), King Frederik VII. (1861), Count Frys von Frysenberg; The Two Friends.—Weilbach, 200.

GERUNG, MATTHIAS, born at Nördlingen, Bavaria, flourished in Neuburg, Lauingen, and Augsburg about middle of 16th century. German school; history painter, perhaps pupil of Hans Burgkmair the younger. Works: Camp of Charles V. near Lauingen (1551), Town Hall, Lauingen; Story of Paris, Destruction of Troy (1540); St. Lawrence, St. Cyriacus, Städel Gallery, Frankfort; Justicia dormit (1543), Carlsruhe Gallery; Series of Scenes from the Apocalypse (1544).—Allgem. d. Biogr., ix. 75; Kunstblatt (1841), 430; (1851), 431; Nagler, Mon., iv. 569, 573; Zeitschr. f. b. K., iv. 359.

GERVEX, HENRI, born in Paris in 1848. History and genre painter, pupil of Cabanel, Brisset, and Fromentin. Medals: 2d class, 1874, 1876. Works: Satyr playing with a Bacchante (1874), Luxembourg Museum; Diana and Endymion (1875); Autopsy in the Hospital, In the Woods (1876); Communion at Church of Trinity, My Friend Brispot (1877); Return from the Ball (1879); Souvenir of the 4th of December (1880); Civil Marriage (1881), Mayor's Office of 19th District, Paris; Reservoir of La Villette (1882); The Department of Charities (1883); First Communion (1884); Meeting of the Jury on Painting (1885).

GESELSCHAP, EDUARD, born in Amsterdam, March 22, 1814, died in Düsseldorf, Jan. 5, 1878. Genre painter, pupil in Wesel of Welsch, then in 1834-41 of Düsseldorf Academy under Schadow. First painted romantic genre and history, afterwards scenes of domestic life, with great poetic charm, and soon ranked among the foremost artists of Düsseldorf. Member of Amsterdam Academy. Works: Faust in his Study (1839); Fiancée at Grave of her Lover (1840); Götz von Berlichingen before Council of Heilbronn (1842); Death of Valentine (1844); Romeo and Juliet (1845); Entombment (1846); Herodias with Head of St. John (1847); Adoration of Magi, Finding of Body of Gustavus Adolphus (1848); Night Camp of Wallenstein's Soldiers in Old Church (1849); Christmas Presents (1850); St. Nicholas' Eve (1852); Grandmother's Bible, Children's Bath on Saturday, Old Woman at Spinning Wheel, Grandfather rocking Grandson to Sleep; St. Martin's Eve (1862), Kunsthalle, Hamburg; Singing School (1867), Musical Evening Party (1867), Maternal Joy (1868), Cologne Museum; Christmas Morn, Stockholm Museum; Endangered Meal, Stettin Museum; Mother's Birthday; Evening Service.—Allgem. d. Biogr., ix. 86; Kunst-Chronik, xiii. 258; Wolfg. Müller, Düsseldorfer Kstl., 272; Wiegmann, 304.

GESSI, FRANCESCO, born in Bologna, Jan. 20, 1588, died in 1649. Bolognese school; pupil of Calvaert and of Cremonini; afterwards of Guido, whose assistant he was,