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 oil painting at Royal Academy in 1836. Afterwards turned his attention to water-colour painting; elected an associate of the Water Colour Society in 1852, a member in 1853, and president in 1872, when he was knighted; became also an A.R.A. in 1872, and R.A. in 1876. Medal, Paris, 3d class, 1878; L. of Honour, 1878. Works: Don Quixote giving Advice to Sancho (1841); King Henry IV. (1845); Desdemona, Charlemagne visiting the Schools, Death of Cardinal Beaufort (1846); Murder of Thomas à Becket (1849); Touchstone and the Shepherd (1850); Destruction of Job's Flock (1851); Royalist Cavalry at Edgehill (1857); Cardinal Wolsey and the Duke of Buckingham (1862); Army on the March (1863); Rembrandt (1867); Convocation of Clergy (1871); Charles I. leaving Westminster Hall after Sentence (1872); Naseby, First Prince of Wales (1873); Field of the Cloth of Gold (1874); Wolsey at Leicester Abbey, Doge and Senators of Venice in Council (1877); May Dew, Ready (1878); Return of the Victors (1879); Fair St. George (1881); Youth and Age, Fight for the Standard, Winchelsea in Sussex (1882); Don Quixote and Sancho, Trumpeter, Thomas à Becket, The Baron's Raid (1883); Morning of Agincourt (1884); A Standard Bearer (1885); Rubens in his Studio, W. H. Vanderbilt, New York.—Meynell, 17; Art Journal (1857), 241; Portfolio (1871), 49; Ill. London News, 1869.

GILBERT, VICTOR GABRIEL, born in Paris; contemporary. Genre and portrait painter, pupil of Adam, Levasseur, and Busson. Medal, 2d class, 1880. Works: Preparations for Dinner (1873); Vender of Household Utensils, Poultry Vender (1878); Corner in Fish-Hall (1880); Pavilion de la Marée-Halles centrales, Soup Vender (1881); Departure for Night-fishing, Return from Fishing (1882); Stall in Pavilion de la Marée (1883); Viand Carriers (1884); Sunday Afternoon in a Parisian Market, Bather (1885).

GILDER. See Doreur.

GILDER, HELENA DE KAY, born in New York; contemporary. Figure and still-life painter. Visited Europe in 1879. One of founders of Society of American Artists. In 1877 she contributed The Last Arrow to its first exhibition. Sent to the National Academy in 1878, Young Mother; in 1881, Flowers; in 1883, Portrait and Water Lily. Studio in New York.

GILLEMANS, JAN PAUWEL, the elder, born at Antwerp in 1618, died there after Aug. 12, 1675. Flemish school; still-life and portrait painter, master of the guild in 1648. Works: Silver Plate with Grapes, etc., Table with Ham, Beer-mug, etc., Th. van Lerius, Antwerp; Fruit-piece, Rotterdam Museum; do., Lille Museum; Table spread, with Fruit, Oysters, etc., Liechtenstein Gallery, Vienna; Garland around Madonna, Bamberg Gallery; Fruit-piece, Table spread, with Flowers, Fruit, costly Vessel, and Lute, Schwerin Gallery.—Van den Branden, 1113.

GILLEMANS, JAN PAUWEL, the younger, born at Antwerp, baptized Sept. 3, 1651, died there after March 31, 1702. Flemish school; still-life painter, son of Jan Pauwel G., the elder, pupil of Joris van Son; master of the guild in 1674. Works: Offering to Mercury, Jos. de Bom, Antwerp; Garden Fruits, Breakfast Table, Schwerin Gallery; Still Life, Schönborn Gallery, Vienna.—Rooses (Reber), 433; Van den Branden, 1115.

GILLIG, JACOB, born at Utrecht about 1636, died there in 1688 (?). Dutch school; still-life painter, especially of fish, which he represented with great skill; afterwards also painted portraits, and, it is said, landscapes. Works: Dead Fish (1668), Berlin Museum; do. (1678), Carlsruhe Gallery; Burning of Troy (?), Cassel Gallery.—Kramm, 574.