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at the Royal Academy ( The Infant Jupi- ter fed with goat's-milk and honey.' He also exhibited some portraits, most elabor- ately finished but very thinly painted. Later his exhibited works were landscape views, his last contribution being in 1798. He painted some of the scenery of Moor Park, intending to settle in London. He, however, suffered from attacks of low fever, which compelled him to return to his native air, and he finally settled at Richmond. Here, secluded from the companionship of artists, he found employment in making drawings in the neighbourhood, and during 40 years' practice there was scarcely a park or a residence which he had not been commissioned to paint. He frequently worked in body colours; his works degener- ated into mere imitations, with no attempt at light and shade or composition. He died February 3, 1818, in his 75th year.

CUITT, George, etcher. Only son of the foregoing. Was born at Richmond, Yorkshire, in 1779. With the help of his father, he devoted himself to his profession from his earliest years, and was led to etching by the works of PiranesL About 1804 he removed to Chester, where he found an opening to teach drawing. Here he resided some time; and in 1810-11 he published his first etchings — ( Six Etchings of Saxon and other Buildings remaining at Chester; ' followed by ' Six Etchings of old Buildings at Chester/ and * Six Etchings of picturesque Buildings at Chester.' At the age of 40. by teaching and the sale of his etchings, ne had realised a small inde-

Emdence. He then gave up the more borious part of his profession, and retired to Masham, near Richmond, where he built himself a house. Here he published his ( Yorkshire Abbeys/ and in 1848 his col- lected works, under the title of * Wander- ings and Pencillings amongst the Ruins of Olden Times; ' and here he died July 15, 1854, in his 75th year. His etchings are well and vigorously drawn, and have much spirit and truth.

CUMING, William, R.H.A., portrait painter. He practised at Dublin early in the 18th century, and was highly esteemed, especially for his female portraits. In 1823 he was one of the three artists selected to elect 11 others to form with themselves the members of the body then incorporated.

CUNDY, James, sculptor ana modeller. He was employed by Messrs. Rundell and Bridge, the silversmiths. He had a good knowledge of anatomy, and drew and mo- delled the figure well. He also executed some good monumental works. He was run over and died a few days after, on May 2, 1826.

CUNDY, Thomas, architect. Was born 1790, in Pimlico, where his father carried on an extensive business as a builder, to 110

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which he was brought up, and about 1826 succeeding to the connection, from that time he practised only as an architect. He erected several large mansions, and the house and gallery, with the \ facade, in Upper Grosvenor Street, for the Marquis of West- minster; also several churches — the Holy Trinity, Paddington; St. Paul's, St. Michael's, and St Barnabas's, Pimlico. He died 1867.

CUNNINGHAM, Bdwabd Fbanois, portrait painter. He was born of a gooa family about 1742, it is said, in Kelso. After the defeat of the Pretender in 1745, his father fled from Scotland and took his son with him, who, as he grew up, studied art sedulously at Parma, then at Rome, and in 1764 at Venice, afterwards at Paris. Soon after this he inherited the family pro- perty, and then laid down his pencil; out nis inheritance and a second property which fell to him were soon dissipated. He was then induced to go to Russia in the train of the Duchess of Kingston. Soon quitting her Grace he found employment as a paint- er at the Russian Court. Restless and un- settled in habit; in 1788 he was well em- ployed in portrait painting at Berlin. At length he returned to London, where he earned large sums; but he was improvident and always in difficulties; he squandered his gains, and died very poor in London in 1795. His portraits, which had merit, were many of them engraved. He also painted some historical subjects. He is said to have assumed the name of 'Calzb.'

CUN YNGH AM, Dr. William, amateur. Born at Norwich, and there practised as a physician. He engraved many illustrations on wood, chiefly emblematical figures, with a large bird's-eye map of Norwich, for his work called ' A Cosmographical Glass/ pub- lished in 1659.

CURE, William, architect. He was master-mason to James I. He built the tomb to Queen Mary, erected by James in Westminster Abbey, and the monument with seven kneeling figures at Cranford, Middlesex, to Sir Roger Aston, 1611.

CURRANj Miss, amateur. Was daugh- ter of the Irish statesman. She painted some portraits in oil. A portrait by her of Percy Bysshe Shelley was exhibited at the National Portrait Exhibition in 1868.

CURTIS, John, landscape painter. He was a pupil of William Marlow. He first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1790 * A View of Netley Abbey/ and sent some views in the following years; but in 1797 he contributed a naval subject — ' Sir Edward Pellew's Action with the French Seventy-four, " Les Droits de l, Homme, ,, ' which appears to have been the last work he exhibited.

CURTIS, BA&An,portrait painter. She was a pupil of Mrs. Beale, and esteemed

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