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 Fenton (1870), City of New York; Robert Browning; Charlotte Cushman; General Grant (1880); Colonel Robert G. Shaw, Thomas Le Clear (1883); Hiram Powers (painted in Florence about 1848), Charles Sumner (left unfinished at the death of that statesman), exhibited at the National Academy, 1884; Mrs. Andrews Norton, Professor Norton, Cambridge.

PAGGI, GIOVANNI BATTISTA, born in Genoa in 1554, died there, March 16, 1627. Genoese school; of noble birth and excellent education; pupil of Luca Cambiaso; was a rising painter, when a homicide compelled his flight to Florence, where he resided twenty years and won reputation. In 1600 he was invited to return to Genoa, and executed there many works in churches and public buildings. Among his works in Genoa are: Adoration of the Shepherds, S. Pietro in Banchi; Annunciation, Duomo; St. Jerome, S. Francesco; Jesus and Saints, Modonetta; Conception, St. Francis, Cappuccini; Assumption of the Virgin, SS. Giacomo and Filippo. Other works in galleries: Repose in Egypt, Palazzo Pitti, Florence; do., National Gallery, Edinburgh; Moses striking the Rock, Schleissheim Gallery.—Lanzi, iii. 251; Ch. Blanc, École génoise; Burckhardt, 768; Lavice, 67, 84.

PAGLIANO, ELEUTERIO, born at Casal Monferrato in 1826. History and genre painter, pupil of Milan Academy; took part in campaigns of 1848-49, and afterwards had much success with battle scenes and historical genre pieces. Professor at Milan Academy; Member of Berlin Academy. Medals: Vienna; Paris, 3d class, 1867; 2d class, 1878; L. of Honour, 1878; Orders of Maurice and Lazarus, and of Leopold; Officer, Order of Italian Crown; Commander, Order of Medjidieh. Works: Skirmish near Cemetery of Magenta; Bayard's Recovery; Lute-Player; Girl Knitting; Aldobrani refusing to Dance with Maramoldi; Ambuscade; Optician; Examining the Legacy, J. J. Astor, New York; Napoleon disclosing to Josephine the Plan of Divorce, Ladies at Antiquary's; Origin of the Compagnia della Misericordia in Florence; Young Woman smelling a Rose, Fondazione Poldi-Pezzoli, Milan; St. Louis of Gonzaga in Prayer, Allegory on Commerce of Venice, Museo Civico, Turin. Fresco: Africa, Vittorio Emanuele Gallery, Milan.—L'Art (1878), iii. 221; Müller, 405; L'Illustrazione italiana (1879), No. 9; Meyer, Conv. Lex., xviii. 745.

PAGNEST, (AMABLE) LOUIS CLAUDE, born in Paris, June 9, 1790, died there, May 25, 1819. Portrait painter, pupil of David. His few portraits were painted with a mirror-like fidelity to detail and minute finish. Portrait of H. de Nanteuil-Lanorville (1817); do. of Général de Salle, Louvre.—Ch. Blanc, École française; Villot, Cat. Louvre; Lejeune, Guide, iii. 197; L'Art (1882), i. 178, 197, 218, 241; ii. 3.

PAINTING, INVENTION OF (Erfindung der Malerei), Eduard Daege, National Gallery, Berlin; canvas, H. 5 ft. 10 in. × 4 ft. 5 in.; signed, dated 1832. A nude Greek youth seated by a well, with a short sword lying across his knees, his left arm around a maiden, who, her right knee upon the seat, is tracing his profile upon the wall, while holding his chin with the other hand; on the ground a helmet and a clay vessel; in background, a grove.—Jordan (1885), i. 145.

PALAMEDESZ, ANTONIS (Anthoni), surnamed Stevaerts, born at Delft about 1601, died there in Dec., 1673, or in Jan., 1674. Dutch school; genre and portrait painter, son of Palamedes Stevaerts, also a painter; formed himself under influence of Mierevelt and Frans Hals; entered guild of Delft in 1621. His friendship with Van Deelen, for whose architectural pieces he painted figures, probably brought him in contact with Dirk Hals, whose style he imitated in his