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own drawings and the old masters. Among the latter, a set of eight landscapes, after Salvator Rosa. He quarrelled with Han- del, and drew a caricature of him with a fig s snout, playing an organ. He died in jondon, at an advanced age, in 1763. His collection was sold by auction in 1765. His brother, Bernhard Goupy, practised in London about the same period, and was a clever miniature painter.

GOWER, George, portrait painter. He was appointed, 26 th Elizabeth, her Maj esty's serjeant-painter in oil for life, the patent granting to him or his deputy the sole privilege 'to make or cause to be made purtraictes of Our person, phisiognomy and proporcon of our Dody in oyle cullers on Dourdes or canvas, or to grave the same in copper or to cutt the same in woode, or to pnn te the same, beinge cutt in copper or woode or otherwise ; ' making an exception in favour of Nicholas Hilliard in respect to portraits ' in small compasse in lymnynge only, and not otherwise.' • GRACE, Mrs., portrait painter. She was the daughter of a shoemaker; her maiden name Hodgkiss. She was unin- structed in art, but gained much skill and considerable employment as a copyist, and also minted portraits. She exhibited with the Society of Artists, and in 1767 sent an historical subject, 'Antigonus, Seleucus, and Stratonice.' Two years afterwards, her husband dying, she left off practice with the enjoyment of a competency she had made, and removed to Homerton, where she died, well advanced in years, about 1786. Tnere is an engraved portrait of her, published in 1785.

GRAFTON, William, mezzo-tint en- graver. He practised in the first half of the 18th century.

GRAHAM, G., engraver of portraits and other works. Practised in the last half of the 18th century, in the dot manner ; and some of his works, as was then the custom, are printed in colours. He engraved several of the illustrations of 'The Pleasures of Hope/ published in 1799 ; and also some of Rowlandson's works.

GRAHAM-GILBERT, John, R.S.A., portrait and subject painter. Was born at Glasgow in 1794, and was originally in- tended for his father's business, which was that of a West India merchant. His inclination and taste, however, led him to prefer art, and in 1818 he came to London, and entered as a student in the Royal Aca- demy, where in 1820 he took the gold medal, and afterwards studied for two years m Italy. In 1827 he set up in Edin- burgh as a portrait painter, and became quite fashionable. His female portraits were justly distinguished by their great feeling for beauty. In 1830 he was elected a member of the Royal Scottish Academy, 182 ^ _, » ^

and was through life a firm supporter of that body. Though a man of considerable property he always remained firmly devoted to his art. Four of his pictures, two por- traits, 'An Italian Nobleman/ and 'The Bandit's Bride/ his last work, are in the Scottish National Gallery. He died in Glasgow, June 5th, 1866.

GR AH A M, John, history painter. He was an English artist, but passed the greater part of his life in Holland. After studying there for some time he travelled to Paris, London, and afterwards visited Italy to complete his studies. He then re- turned to the Hague, and practised there about the middle of the 18th century, painting, we are told, historical subjects.

GRAHAM, John, history painter. He was born in 1754, and was apprenticed to a coach painter in Edinburgh. He after- wards came to London, where he followed the same trade, but aiming at higher things he gained admission to the schools of the Royal Academy, and about this time man- aged to visit Italy- In 1780 he appears as an exhibitor of ' Daniel in the Lions' Den/ and from that year he was a regular con- tributor. His subjects, with occasionally a portrait, were, m 1783, 'Una/ from Spenser; in 1786, 'Ceres in Search of Proserpine : ' in 1788, ' The Escape of Mary. Queen of Scots, from Lochleven Castle, which was presented by Alderman Boydell with a portrait of himself, also by Graham, to Sationers' Hall. In 1792 he exhibited ' Mary, the Morning before her Execution ;' and in 1797, his last contribution, ' King David instructing Solomon/ and is said to have used young Mulready (afterwards R.A.) as his model for the boy. In 1788 he was appointed the joint master, and soon after, master of the Trustees' Academy at Edinburgh, and went to reside there. He was most successful in his office of teacher, which he held till his death, several of the painters who became most distinguished in the next generation having studied under him. He died in Edinburgh in November 1817.

GRAHAM, James Gillespie, architect. He was born about 1777, at Dumblane. He practised in Edinburgh, and erected many fine mansions in Scotland, where he was extensively employed. He designed a Roman Catholic chapel, erected in Edin- burgh 1813, and another in Glasgow. He built Murthley House, Perthshire; the halls for the General Assembly in Edin- burgh ; and made the designs for Hamilton Square, Birkenhead. In conjunction with Mr. A. W. Pugin he was a competitor for the erection of the Houses of Parliament at Westminster ; and they were united in some other designs. He died March 21, 1855, aged 77, and was buried at the Grey- friars, Edinburgh.

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