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in London. On his return to his native city he found good employment. His por- traits showed some power. He died, in neglect and indigence, at Cork, February 20, 1815.

CORBOULD, Richard, portrait and landscape painter. He was born in London, April 18, 1757. His genius gave a wide range to his art. He painted, both in oil and water-colours, portraits and land- scape, with a few historical subjects. His time was divided between painting on porcelain and miniatures in enamel and on ivory. He was also much employed on book illustration, in which he excelled. His style of painting varied greatly, and he showed great ability in imitating the manner of the great masters, both of the old school and our own. He first appears as an exhibitor of ' Fruit ' in 1776, at the Free Society of Artists, followed by a immature at the Royal Academy in 1777. He was then living in Moorfields, and from that year continued to exhibit at the Academy, his contributions being chiefly landscape views and landscapes with figures, and occasionally a portrait. In 1793 he sent to the exhibition ' Cottagers gathering Sticks; ' in 1797, ' A Subject from a Sonnet; ' in 1802, ' Eve caressing Adam's Flock ' and * The Angel Michael; 7 in 1806, 'Ulysses's descent into Hell;' in 1808, 'Hannibal passing the Alps with his Soldiers/ with, in most of these years, landscapes also. In 1811 he exhibited for the last time. He died at Highgate, July 27, 1831, and was buried in the parish ground of St. Andrew's, Holborn, Gray's Inn Road.

CORBOULD, George James, engraver. Second son of the above. He was born April 27, 1786, and was a pupil of James Heath, A.E. He practised in the Kne manner. Some of Smirk's 'Illustrations of Shakspeare,' which he engraved, are fair representations of his art. He died November 5, 1846.

CORBOULD, Henry, historical painter and draftsman. Third son of the above. Was born in London, August 11, 1787. Studied under his father and in the schools of the Royal Academy, where he gained a silver medal. He commenced as an ex- hibitor in 1807; his first contributions were classic. In 1808, ' Coriolanus; ' in 1809, ' The Parting of Hector and Andro- mache' * Thetis comforting Achilles,' with other designs. In 1811 he exhibited de- signs from the ' Lady of the Lake,' followed by designs from ' Rokeby,' and was at this tune engaged in designing for book illus- tration. But. having attained great purity of drawing, nis chief occupation was in drawing from antique marbles. He was selected, on the highest authority, as the artist most competent to be employed in

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making the drawings, for the purpose of engraving, of the Elgin and other marbles in the British Museum. This work, upon which he was employed nearly 30 years, was placed entirely m his hands, as was also the nomination of the engraver for each plate. He drew also, for engraving, from the Duke of Bedford's collection ana Lord Egremont's collection, and likewise occasionally for the Dilettanti Society, and the Society of Antiquaries. He continued to exhibit from time to time at the Aca- demy up to 1840. Suddenly attacked with apoplexy, when riding up from St. Leo- nard's, he died at Robertsbridge, December 9. 1844, and was buried in Etchingham Church, Sussex.

CORBUTT, Charles, mezzo-tint en- graver. See Puboell, Richard.

CORDEN, William, china painter. Was born at Ashbourne in 1797, and was employed in the Derby China Works. He excelled in portraits and flowers. He was sent to Rosenau, Coburg, by the QueeiLto copy some portraits for her Majesty. He died at Nottingham in 1867.

CORNELLS, Lucas, portrait painter. Was born at Leyden 1495, and came with his family to England on the invitation of Henry VIII., who appointed him his painter. His art had great merit, and was much esteemed. He is reputed to have taught Holbein, when in England, to paint in water-colours. He died in England, it is supposed, in 1552.

CORNER, John, engraver. He en- graved in line and published, in 1825, * Por- traits of Celebrated Painters.' This work was rather tastefully arranged, grouping in a small medallion the most celebrated work of each painter with his portrait; but the heads were ill drawn, weak, and ineffective, and the work, intended to be a serial, only extended to 25 portraits.

CORNER, Peter, portrait painter. Practised in the beginning of the 18th cen- tury. Some of his works are engraved.

COSTELLO, Louisa Stuabt, miniature painter. She was of an old family, the daughter of Colonel Costello, and born 1799. For many years she lived in France, and about 1820 came to London to practise miniature painting, which she had studied. She exhibited at the Academy in 1822-23 and 1825, and does not appear again till 1833, continuing yearly an exhibitor to 1839. She was so far successful as to be able to assist her mother and to maintain a brother at Sandhurst College; but she at the same time tried literature, and be- came best known as an author. She pub- lished- in 1825, * Songs of a Stranger;' then 'Specimens of the Early Poetry of m France,' tollowed by several works on France and French manners; and the * Rose Garden of Persia.' for which she herself drew the 2 99