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 *pil of Waldmüller, then in Paris of Cogniet; travelled extensively, and settled in Vienna in 1868. Works: The First Friend, Vienna Museum; Painter's Studio; Little Congratulators; Falconer; Pan with Bacchantes; Portraits of Professor Rokitansky, of Anton Rubinstein, and of Duke Philip of Würtemberg.—Meyer, Conv. Lex., xviii. 310; Zeitschr. f. b. K., viii. (Mittheilungen, i. 43).

FELTRE. See Morto da Feltre.

FELU, CHARLES, born in Belgium in 1820. Born without arms, but learned to draw with his right foot, and having made a fine sketch in pen and ink, was admitted in 1859 to the Antwerp Academy, where he learned to paint. Chiefly copies other masters, but also paints good portraits, among which that of the actress Victoria Lafontaine is notable. Works: Widow Wadman and Uncle Toby, William Warner, Philadelphia.

FEMME COUCHÉE, Jules Joseph Lefebvre, William Astor, New York; canvas, H. 5 ft. × 10 ft. Female figure, full-length, nude, lying, with back to the spectator, upon crimson cushions, the head resting upon the left hand; only the profile of the face is seen, as she glances towards a perfume-burner near her feet.—Art Treasures of America, ii. 70.

By Jules Joseph Lefebvre, Alexandre Dumas, Paris; canvas. Female figure, full-*length, nude, lying, on right side, front to spectator, on cushions covered with drapery, the right hand doubled up under the chin, the left extended along the back of the lounge. Painted in 1865. Study in colour (12 in. × 18 in.), John Wolfe, New York.—Art Treasures of America, ii. 54, 56.

FENDI, PETER, born in Vienna, Sept. 4, 1796, died there, Aug. 28, 1842. History, genre, and portrait painter, pupil of the Vienna Academy under Fischer, Haubert, Maurer, and Lampi; visited Venice in 1821, and received the gold medal for his view of the Grotto of Corgnole near Trieste. Works: Archduke Ferdinand and Philippine Welser; Eginhard and Emma; Girl in front of Lottery Shop (1829), Vienna Museum; Officer's Widow; Seizures; Cloister with Worshippers; Girl at Post-Office; Inundation Scene; Emperor Francis and the Sentry; Poor Fiddler; Christmas Eve; Milkmaid; Morning Prayer; Portrait Group of Imperial Family (1834).—Allgem. d. Biogr., vi. 618.

FERABOSCO (Forabosco), GIROLAMO, born at Padua, flourished in Venice about 1630-60. Venetian school; history and portrait painter, considered one of the best Venetian artists of his time. Especially excelled in portraits. Works: Young Woman seized by the Hand of Death, Dresden Gallery; David, Liechtenstein Gallery, Vienna.—Lanzi (Roscoe), ii. 252.

FERG, FRANZ DE PAULA, born in Vienna, May 2, 1689, died in London in 1740. German school; genre and landscape painter, pupil of Joseph Orient and Hans Graf. Went to Dresden in 1718 and to London in 1724. Works: Two Italian Market Scenes, Vienna Museum; Towerlike Buildings with Bridge, Ruins with Bridge and Figures, Buildings on Lake with Figures, Landscape with Bridge, Landscape with Figures, all in Dresden Gallery; Marine, Cassel Gallery; Four Seasons, Market Scene, Rural Feast, Brunswick Museum; Landscapes with Ruins and Figures (2), Market Scenes (2), Kunsthalle, Hamburg.—Allgem. d. Biogr., vi. 711; Ch. Blanc, École allemande; Wurzbach, iv. 184.

FERGUSON, HENRY A., born at Glens Falls, N. Y., Jan. 14, 1842. Landscape and architecture painter, studied in Paris and Rome (1876-78), having previously spent three years in Chili (1870-73), where he painted local scenery with success. Went from Venice to Egypt in 1878, returned to New York in 1879, visited Mexico in 1881, and Europe again in 1884. Elected A.N.A. in 1885. Studio in New York. Works: Baths of Caucanies (1873), replica, Lake Aculeo, View on Doule River—Ecuador; Morning in Peruvian Andes (1874); Street of Bab-el-Nasr—Cairo, Chimborazo, Entrance to Rug Bazaar—Cairo (1880); Dogana and Ducal Palace—Venice (1882), Mrs. T. A.