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an artist, but his parents placed him in the office of a writer to the signet, whose pro- fession they deemed more advantageous. When he had finished his engagement, and was in his 20th year, his desire still prevailed, and he went to Edinburgh, and entering the Scottish Academy made rapid progress in his elementary art studies. His early works — * Sir John FalstafF and ' Sweet Anne Page ' — having gained him a reputa- tion in Edinburgh, he was chosen a mem- ber of the newly-founded Royal Scottish Academy in 1830. He exhibited at the Royal Academy, London, in 1840, his

Picture of ' Prince Charles Edward and his lighlanders entering Edinburgh after the Battle of Preston Pans ; ' m 184L his ' Auld Robin Gray;' in 1842, his 'Peer- stalkers ; ' and in 1843 he was elected an associate of that Institution. He after- wards painted * Prince Charles asleep, con- cealed, after Culloden.' The above two pictures of Prince Charles, which are his test productions, were well engraved, and confirmed his reputation. His last exhi- bited works were in 1844 — a ' Cupid ' and hill, 1685/ He was attacked by a tumour affecting the brain, of which he died at Edinburgh, May 25, 1845, aged 38, leaving a widow and family without provision. His works show considerable ability in drawing, composition, and colour, but his premature deatn prevented the full development of talents which promised still higher things. .
 * The Martyrdom of John Brown of Priest-

DUNCANNON, Frederick, Viscount. amateur. Born in 1758, and became 3rd Earl of Bessborough. Fainted in water- colours. Four views by him are engraved in Angus's 'Views of the Seats of the Nobility and Gentry in Great Britain/ commenced in 1787. He died in 1844.

DUNKARTON, Robert, mezzo-tint engraver. Born in London in 1744. He was a pupil of Pether, and in 1762 was awarded a premium by the Society of Arts. He first commenced as a portrait painter, and exhibited portraits at the Spring Gar- dens Exhibitions in 1768-69, and at the Royal Academy, commencing in 1774 — portraits in crayons, small whole-leng[ths, theatrical portraits, and others, discontinu- ing to exhibit after 1779. But his chief art was as a mezzo- tin tist, in which he was rarely surpassed. He engraved portraits after Reynolds, West, Mortimer, Pether, and some historical subjects — 'The Dis- ciples at Emmaus/ ' Joseph's Cup found in Benjamin's Sack/ 'Joseph sold by his Brothers/ 'The Interpretation of the Dream/ He died towards the end of the century.

DUETSTALL, John, engraver. He

Eractised in the reign of Charles II., and ved in the Strand, where he taught draw- ing. He designed, engraved, and etched a 132

set of prints on natural history — birds, beasts, flies, worms, fruit, and flowers, which is dated 1662. He engraved, in the manner of Hollar, portraits and frontispieces for books, and portraits of Mary of Modena and of King William and Queen Mary.

DUNTHORNE, John, portrait paint- er. Practised as a painter and draftsman at Colchester in the latter part of the 18th century, and exhibited a portrait at the Academy in 1784. Several of his works were engraved, among them 'Stella' and the companion ' Rosina,' and a ' Catherine.' DUNTHORNE, John, subject painter. Son of the above ; practised at Colchester. He first exhibited at the Academy in 1783, and continued an exhibitor up to 1792. His works were 'Death Preaching/ 'A Smithfield Bargain.' 'The Hypochondriac and the Lunatic/ 'Rustic Dinner/ 'A Farmer and his Family of the last Century/ ' Ague and Fever/ and others of the same class. He died young and almost unknown though his works showed much ability.

DUPONT, Gainsborough, portrait- painter. Was born in 1767, and was the maternal nephew of Gainsborough, R. A., in imitation of whom he painted some land- scapes. He exhibited for the first time at the Royal Academy, in 1790, a ' Cottage Girl/ with five portraits, and continued an exhibitor up to 1795. His chief employ- ment was in portraiture. His principal work is a group of the masters of the Trinity House, for which he received 5002., now in the court-room of that corporation. His portraits partook of the manner of his uncle. He died at his house in Fitzroy Square, after a few days' illness, January 20, 1797. He was buried in the same grave with Gainsborough in Eew church- yard.

DUPONT, Peter, engraver. Born in 1730, in Paris, and completed his study there. He then came to London, where he settled. He engraved, after Gains- borough, a portrait of General Conway and of Colonel St. Leger, and other works. He signed his plates 'Paul Pontius/ by which name he was known. He died in London about the end of the century.

DUPPA, Richard, draftsman and copyist. Practised in London. Towards the end of the 18th century studied some time in Rome, and copied some of the finest heads in Michael Angelo's 'Last Judgment/ These he published under the title of ' Twelve Heads from the Last Judgment of Michael Angelo ; ' and after- ward^ in 1803, ' Heads from the Fresco Paintings of Rafaello in the Vatican/ In 1807 he published the 'Life of Michael Angelo/ with 50 etched plates, and in 1816 a ' Life of Rafaello Sanzio d'urbino.' He also published several works unconnected with art.