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exhibited. At Rome, where he was joined by Flaxman and Howard, he studied closely from the antique marbles, and made a large collection of careful drawings. He sent from Rome to the Academy Exhibi- tion in 1788 his 'Edward I. and Queen Eleanor/ He was fortunate in receiving commissions, and in the midst of success was suddenly cut off. He was eccentric. He thought it right to say his prayers stripped of all clothing ; and his death is attributed to his having slept all night on a block of marble he was about to carve, that he might receive inspiration in his dreams. He died at Rome, of bilious fever, August 17, 1798, and was buried in the Protestant Burial-ground. He left a young widow, an Italian, of poor origin, enceinte, and a daughter about 3 years of age. He was of much promise, and a great loss to art. He drew with great power and cor- rectness, had much fertility of invention, and possessed unflinching application.

DEARE, Joseph, sculptor. Nephew of the above John Deare. He studied in the schools of the Royal Academy, and in 1825 gained the Academy gold medal for a very original group of ' David and Goliah,' which was much admired at the Academy Exhibition in the following year, when he was for the first time a contributor. In three succeeding years he exhibited portrait busts, and in 1831 a group in marble of also and the following year two male busts. He had changed his dwelling four times in the last four years. After 1832 he ceased to exhibit at the Academy, and the traces of him disappear.
 * Virgurius and Virginia,' and in that year

DEARMAN, J., animal painter. He was an exhibitor at the Royal Academy from 1842 to 1856. He painted landscapes, which formed the backgrounds to groups of cattle and figures. His works were well coloured and strong in their imitation of nature. He lived at Shiere, near Guild- ford, and died in 1856 or 1857.

DE BRIE, Theodore, engraver. Was born at Liege in 1528, and for several years practised in London. While here he engraved * The Grand Funeral Procession and Obsequies of Sir Philip Sydney, 1586/ in 34 plates, and the illustrations for Hariot's * Newfoundland of Virginia.' He had two sons, John Theodore and Israel, who assisted him in his art. He died 1595.

DE BRUYN, Theodore, landscape painter. Born in Switzerland ; settled m England about 1760, and practised his art here. He painted in a variety of styles, but chiefly landscapes with cattle and figures, and was for about 20 years an occasional exhibitor at the Royal Academy. He is principally known as an imitator of bassi-ruievi in monochrome, and by his 120

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decorations in this manner in the chapel at Greenwich Hospital. He died in London, in the early part of 1804, leaving a son, who was then a student at the Academy, and was afterwards two or three times an exhibitor.

DE CAUX or CAUS, Solomon, archi- tect. He was a Gascon, and practised in England in the reign of James I., and in 1612 designed a picture gallery at Rich- mond Palace for Prince Henry, whom he taught drawing.

DE CAUS, Isaac, architect. Supposed to have been a brother of the above. He assisted Inigo Jones in building the front of Wilton, and also conducted the works in the erection of the portico and loggias at Gothambury, and for part of Oampden House, Kensington.

DECKER, John, medallist. Was graver to the Mint in the reign of James I.

DE CORT, Henry, landscape paint- er. He was born at Antwerp in 1742, and studied his art there, Ommeganck fre- quently painting his figures. He was in- duced to come to London, where he settled. He first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1790, and continued for several years an exhibitor, chiefly of English landscape views. After many years' practice in Lon- don, he died here, June 28, 1810. His early landscapes were chiefly compositions of cities and ruins in the Italian manner, agreeably coloured, not possessed of any high merit.

DE CRITZ, John, decorative painter. He was sergeant-painter to James I. and Charles I., and enjoyed a great contem- porary reputation. Walker, the painter, said he was the best painter in London. He is reputed to have painted scenes for the masques then in fashion, ceilings, and many of the decorations of the time, of which only, and of some few portraits, the record remains. He speculated largely in purchases on the sale of Charles I.'s collec- tions. He died 1642.

D E CRITZ, Emanuel, ) decorative

DE CRITZ, Thomas, | painters. Brothers of the foregoing, practising at the same period, and both painters, though inferior, of the same class. Emanuel suc- ceeded to the office of sergeant-painter to Charles I., and Thomas was probably the officer of that name who was mace-bearer to the Parliament.

DEERING, John Peter, R.A., archi- tect. His paternal name was Gandy. He was younger brother of Joseph Gandy, A.R.A., and was born in 1787- In 1805 he was admitted a student of the Royal Academy. He first- contributed to the Academy Exhibition in 1806 — 'Leading to the Apartments of the Dead ; ' in the fol- lowing year, ' A Design for a Royal Aca- demy;' in 1810, 'An Ancient City' and