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 *ik, xi. 90; Illustr. Zeitg. (1875), ii. 483; Rosenberg, Berl. Malersch., 171.

HOSKINS, JOHN, died in London in February, 1664. Painted first in oil, but afterwards devoted himself to miniature, in which he excelled. Painted Charles I., his queen, and many of the nobility. His nephews, Alexander and Samuel Cooper, were his pupils. His Prince Rupert, painted on card (3 in. × 2-1/4 in.) is in the National Portrait Gallery, London.—Redgrave.

HOSTEIN, ÉDOUARD JEAN MARIE, born in Pléhédel (Côtes-du-Nord), Sept. 30, 1804. Landscape painter. A once admired but now forgotten painter of views from the northwestern coast of France, the Rhine, Switzerland, and Italy. Medals: 3d class, 1835; 2d class, 1837; 1st class, 1841; L. of Honour, 1845. Works: Fishing Vessels at Grandville, Valley of Ile-Adam (1835); The Meuse, Abbey of Val-Dieu (1837); Forest of Saverne (1838), Lyons Museum; View on Lake of Geneva (1840), Amiens Museum; Fir-Trees of the Black Forest, Ruins at Baden-Baden, Lake Nemi, Cottage at Touque (1840); Valley of the Saône (1844), Avignon Museum; Forest of Compiègne, Valley of Pierrefonds, Camp of St. Maur, Plain of Ariccia, Girls bathing in a River (1834 to 1853); The Seine (1855); Toulon, Pine Woods (1857); Versailles (1859); Entry of Charles VII. into Acquapendente, 1494, Versailles Museum.—Bellier, i. 776.

HOUASSE, MICHEL ANGE, called Hovas, born in Paris in 1680, died at Arpajon (Seine-et-Oise), Sept. 30, 1730. French school; history and landscape painter, son and pupil of Réné Antoine H. Called to Spain by Philip V., he painted many historical pictures, landscapes, and portraits. Member of Paris Academy, 1707. Works: Two Bacchanals, Holy Family, View of Monastery of San Lorenzo, two portraits, Madrid Museum.—Bellier, i. 777.

HOUASSE, RÉNÉ ANTOINE, born in Paris in 1645, died there, May 27, 1710. French school; genre and history painter, pupil and imitator of Lebrun. Member of Academy, 1673; professor, 1680; director of French school of art in Rome from 1698 to 1704; then rector and treasurer of the Academy in Paris. Called to Spain by Charles II., he executed important works there, and returned in 1692. Works: The Virgin's Journey; ceilings in Versailles Museum; Artist's Portrait (1687), Grenoble Museum; Female Portrait, Madrid Museum.—Bellier, i. 777; Jal, 687; Gaz. des B. Arts (1860), vii. 174; (1864), xvi. 465.

HOUBRAKEN, ARNOLD, born in Dordrecht in 1660, died in Amsterdam in 1719. Dutch school; pupil of Samuel von Hoogstraten, and perhaps of Jacques le Vecq; fellow-scholar of the first under Rembrandt, about whom he published many absurd stories. Works: Female Model Posing, Amsterdam Museum; Ecce Homo, Copenhagen Gallery; Virginia's Body brought to Rome, Schleissheim Gallery; Male Portrait, Städel Gallery, Frankfort.—Allgem. d. Biogr., xiii. 209; Burger, Musées, i. 53; Immerzeel, ii. 56; Kramm, iii. 753.

HOUEL, JEAN, born at Rouen in 1735, died in Paris, Nov. 13, 1813. Landscape painter and engraver, pupil of Descamps, Lemire, and Casanova. Is best known as an engraver of Italian subjects. Works: Coast of St. Catherine from Pré-aux-Loups; View of a Cave at Dieppedalle; Gargantua's Seat near Duclair; Hill of St. Catherine, View of the Old Porte Cauchoise in Paris, since demolished, Rouen Museum; Land