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violent cold, which undermined his health, and determined him to return home. He left St. Petersburg in the spring of 1829, travelled slowly back, reached London at the end of August, ana died on October 15. He was buried in St. Paul's Cathedral. He was reputed to have amassed 100,000/. by his art, but his gains were dissipated by Ins

freed in money-lending, which was followed y litigation and losses, and his property dwindled to 25,000/. From expressions in his will, he appears to have been disgusted with the Russian character and the Catholic religion. There is a biography of him in. Arnold's ' Library of the Fine Arts/ 1831. DAWE, Henry, enjraver and painter. Younger brother of the foregoing. He was bora in Kentish Town, September 24, 1790 ; was taught engraving by his father, and studied in the schools of the Royal Academy. On the foundation of the So- ciety of British Artists, he became an ex- hibitor, and in 1830 was elected a member of the Society. Practising in mezzo-tint, his engravings were much esteemed ; among them were a large number of Russian officers, from his brother's portraits ; John Kemble, after Sir Thomas Lawrence, 1828 ; Mrs. Siddons as the ' Tragic Muse/ after Sir Joshua Reynolds. He also contributed to the ' Liber Studiorum ; ' and Turner, R. A, entrusted him with the superintendence of the plates, which were re-engraved. He was an exhibitor of portraits and subject pictures — 'Christmas Fare/ 'The Philan- thropist/ ' Holiday, or Granny in a Rage/ Some sensational subjects by nim were en- graved, and had a large sale. He retired to Windsor about 1845, and died there December 28, 1848.

DAY, Alexander, miniature painter. Resided, in Italy during his early life, and there imbibed a love of art, and pursued both painting and sculpture, excelling in the former. He was settled at Rome in 1794, and during the war with Naples he was detained by the French for some years, which he employed in the practice of his art, and produced some good medal- lions. He had meanwhile been lost sight of by his countrymen — his works were un- known, his early associates believed him dead. On his return to England he brought with him some of the finest works which now enrich our National Gallery ; and his judgment of art will always rank very high. Among these works were — 'The Descent of Bacchus/ the 'Ganymede/ and the ' Venus and Adonis/ by Titian ; the ' St. Catherine ' and portrait of Pope Pius, by Raphael ; the ' Ecce Homo/ by Coreggio ; ' The Flight of St. Peter/ by Carracci ; ? The Land Storm/ by Salvator Rosa ; ' Abraham and Isaac/ by Gaspar Poussin; and the ' St. Ambrose and the Emperor Theodosius/ by Vandyck. He died at Chelsea, in his 118

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69th year, January 12, 1841. His minia- tures, particularly of females, were painted with great grace and sweetness of execu- tion, Dut rarely went farther than the heaa. He does not appear to have been an exhibitor at the Royal Academy.

DAY, Thomas, miniature painter. Was a constant exhibitor at the Royal Academy between 1772 and 1778, when he con- tributed for the last time. In 1777 he sent ' Cupid/ a miniature ; ' Musidora/ in crayons. He also exhibited occasionally some water-colour landscapes and views, and some cravon portraits. % DAYES. Edward, water-colour painter. Was a pupil of William Pether. He painted in miniature in a graceful, simple, finished manner, scraped a little in mezzo-tint, and afterwards practised landscape drawing. He first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1786, sending miniature portraits and views, and continued to exhibit with little intermission till his death. In 1798-99 he sent some classic and scriptural sub- jects, with views, and the same in 1803. His works were in water-colours, chiefly topographical, well drawn, neatly laid in with Indian ink, and tinted. He drew the figure well. His ' Royal Procession to St. Paul's on the Thanksgiving for the King's Recovery in 1789 ' is a work crowded with figures; also, of the same class, 'The Trial of Warren Hastings in Westminster Hall/ both of which were engraved; and there is by him an interesting drawing of old Buckingham House, with large, well- executed groups in the foreground. He mezzo-tinted several works — 'Rustic Court- ship ' and ' Polite Courtship/ after Hogarth ; ' A Landscape/ after J. R. Smith. He wrote an 'Excursion through Derbyshire and Yorkshire/ ' Instructions for Drawing an'd Colouring Landscapes/ 1808; and 'Pro- fessional Sketches of Modern Artists.' After his death his works were published for the benefit of his widow, edited by E. W. Brayley. He was also a teacher of drawing. He is best known by his topo- graphical views, which are of much merit. He died by his own hand, at the end of May 180»i. His wife painted miniatures, and during his life was several times an exhibitor at the Academy.

DEACON, James, miniature painter. He was gifted with great talent both for drawing and music. He took Zincke's house m Covent Garden, and painted miniatures professionally. He produced some masterly portraits. In the print-room of the British Museum there are by him miniature portraits of Samuel Scott, the marine painter, and his wife. They are well drawn ana tinted with Indian ink. elaborately careful, full of expression and character — the faces only finished. He had scarcely embarked in his profession, when