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 FIKENTSCHER, OTTO, born at Aix-la-Chapelle, Feb. 28, 1831, died in Düsseldorf, Nov. 12, 1880. Battle painter and illustrator, pupil of Düsseldorf Academy under Theodor Hildebrand; spent several years in Stuttgart and Munich, then settled in Düsseldorf. Works: Blücher saved by his Adjutant at Quatrebras; Attack of Cuirassiers at Mars-la-Tour; French Dragoons Repulsed.—Kunst-Chronik, xvi. 122.

FILDES, (SAMUEL) LUKE, born in Liverpool, Oct. 14, 1844. Genre painter, pupil of South Kensington schools and of Royal Academy. Made many drawings on wood for the London Graphic, Cornhill Magazine, and other periodicals, and illustrated the last works of Dickens (Edwin Drood) and of Lever. Exhibited his drawing called Nightfall at Royal Academy in 1868, and his first oil picture, Fair Quiet and Sweet Rest, in 1872. This was followed by Simpletons (1873); Applicants for Admission to a Casual Ward (1874); Betty (1875); The Widower (1876); Marianina, Playmates (1877); Return of a Penitent (1879); Doubts, Dolly, Venetian Girl (1881); (Nina 1882); Village Wedding (1883); Venetian Life, Venetian Flower Girl (1884); Venetians (1885). Mr. Fildes was elected an A.R.A. in 1879. Mrs. Fildes is also a genre painter. Among her works are: Cottage Door (1877); Peeling Potatoes (1878).—Meynell, 103; Portfolio (1878), 65; Century, Feb., 1884; Meyer, Conv. Lex., xviii. 319.

FILIPEPI, SANDRO. See Botticelli.

FILIPPI, SEBASTIANO, called Bastianino, born in Ferrara in 1532, died there, Aug. 16, 1602. Lombard school. Called also Gratella (Gridiron), from his custom of covering large pictures with crossed lines to reduce them to a small scale. Son and pupil of Camillo Filippi, a painter of some reputation in Ferrara; went when eighteen years old to Rome, and became a favourite disciple of Michelangelo, of whom he was a weak imitator. His best work is the fresco of the Last Judgment in the Cathedral of Ferrara, now greatly damaged by restoration. Works: Raising of the Cross, Certosa; Madonna with Saints and Annunciation, Ferrara Gallery.—Lanzi, iii. 205; Ch. Blanc, École ferraraise; Burckhardt, 761.

FILIPPINO. See Lippi, Filippino.

FILIPPO, FRA. See Lippi, Filippo.

FILIPPO NAPOLITANO. See Angeli, Filippo d'.

FINCHLEY, MARCH TO, William Hogarth, Foundling Hospital, London. The march of the Guards to Scotland in 1745. While the straggling vanguard are winding away to the horizon, the foreground is filled with the confusion incident to departure. The most prominent figure is a young and handsome Guardsman hopelessly embarrassed by the rival adieux of two ladies; a drummer is drowning his grief by a vigorous attack on his drum; an officer kisses a milkmaid, while a soldier pours her milk into his hat, and another steals the pieman's wares while directing his attention to the episode. Painted in 1750; engraved by L. Sullivan. The picture was dedicated to the King of Prussia, who made a handsome acknowledgment of the honour.—Dobson, Hogarth, 70.

FINISTÈRE, EVENING AT, Jules Breton, John A. Mitchell, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; canvas, H. about 3 ft. × 4 ft. A party of white-hooded Brittany women near a hamlet at sunset. Painted in 1882; Seney sale, New York, 1885.

FINSONIUS (Finson), LOUIS, born in Bruges about 1580, drowned in the Rhône near Arles in 1632. Flemish school, history and portrait painter; passed his youth in Italy and followed the school of Caravaggio. Went to Naples in 1612, returned to Aix in 1613, and settled at Arles in 1614. Good colourist, style vehement, scrupulous observer of material effects. Works: Resur