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Society of Artists, and a contributor to their exhibitions in 1760-61 and 1764. On leaving that body be became one of the foundation members of the Royal Academy, contributing Scripture subjects to the exhibitions from 1769 to 1772, and was in 1771 appointed librarian. He was a member of the Beef-steak Club, the Old Slaughter's Club, and several other clubs ; the friend of Hogarth and companion of the fast men of the day — a ban vivant, esteemed a good fellow, fond of athletic exercises. In his latter days he was a martyr to gout. He died in Dean Street, Soho, February 2, 1776, and was buried in the parish church. There is a painting of the 'Finding of Moses' by him at the Foundling Hospital, which he presented to the Institution ; and in the National Por- trait Gallery, a portrait of himself painting the portrait of Sir R. Walpole. He etched a few small plates.

HAYNES, William, engraver. Born in Sussex ; he was about 1800 in practice as an engraver in London. He engraved after Romney 'The Introduction of Slop into Shandy s Parlour,' and there is also a good plate by him of Louis XVI. and of Marie Antoinette. He afterwards painted some tolerable pictures.

HAYKES, John, engraver. Many of the illustrations for Brake's 'Eboracum,' published 1736, are by him ; but they are most formal in their treatment and with- out merit.

HAYNES, John, painter and etcher. Born at Shrewsbury in 1760. He came to London early in life, studied under Morti- mer, A. R. A., and on his death was some time engaged in etching from his works, among them, 'Paul preaching to the Britons ' and ' Robbers and Banditti/ He was afterwards known to Sir Joshua Rey- nolds, who allowed him to copy from his paintings. Later, he made an unsuccessful visit to Jamaica, and on his return retired to Shrewsbury, and afterwards to Chester, where he found his chief employment in teaching, and died December 14, 1829.

HAYNSWORTH, William, engraver. Practised in the time of the Commonwealth, working with the graver. His manner was dark and stiff. An impression of his, ' Richard, Lord Protector of the Common- wealth,' a large whole-sheet print, sold for 42/. — rather from its rarity than its art— at Sir Mark Sykes's sale in 1824.

HAYTER, Charles, portrait painter. Practised about the beginning of the cen- tury in crayons and miniature, and was esteemed for the correctness of his likeness. His portraits were pleasing, but weak in drawing. He was teacher of perspective to the Princess Charlotte, and in 1813, pub- lished 'An Introduction to Perspective.' He was for many years an exhibitor of

miniatures at the Royal Academy, contri- buting for the last time in 1832.

HAYTER, Sir George, Knt., portrait and history painter. Son of the above. He was born in London, December 17, 1792, and when very voung was admitted a student of the Royal Academy. In 1808 he was rated as a midshipman in the Navy, but in the following year he re- turned to his art, and made rapid progress. For his picture of the ' Prophet Ezra,' in 1815, the directors of the British Institu- tion awarded liim a premium of 200 guineas. He practised miniature, and in 1815 was appointed painter of miniatures and por- traits to the Princess Charlotte and the Prince of Saxe-Coburg ; and the same year he went to Italy, and studied at Rome nearly three years. In 1820 he exlubited the portraits of some distinguished per- sons at the Academy, with a classic sub- ject, ' Venus, supported by Iris, complaining to Mars ; ' and in 1825, his ' Trial of Lord William Russell, 1683,' a work full of figures, carefully grouped and painted, which was engraved, and made his art widely known. He afterwards painted 'The Trial of Queen Caroline ' and 'The Meeting of the first reformed Parliament,' both pictures filled with portrait-groups, the latter is in the National Portrait Gal- lery. In 1826 he went a second time to Italy, returning in 1831, when he again appears as the contributor of portraits to the Academy Exhibitions. On the acces- sion of Queen Victoria in 1837, he was ap- pointed her portrait and history painter, and painted a large picture of her coro- nation in Westminster Abbey. The fol- lowing year he exhibited her Majesty's portrait at the Academy, his last exhibited work, and in 1842 he was knighted. During his career he had a long list of very distin- guished sitters. His portraits were pleasing and carefully painted, but did not possess any high aft qualities. He was member of the academies of Rome, Florence, Bo- logna, Parma, and Venice, but did not gain admission to the Royal Academy. He died in Marylebone, January 18, 1871. He wrote an appendix to the ' Hortus Ericaeus Woburnensis' on the classification of colours.

H AYTLEY, ^..portrait painter. Prac- tised in the middle of the 18th century. He exhibited some three-quarters portraits with the Society of Arts in 1761. There is bv him at the Foundling Hospital a view of Greenwich Hospital and a view of Chelsea Hospital, which he presented. These works, dated 1746, are of small size, powerful in light and shade, agreeable in colour, and with figures well introduced. A very good whole-length portrait by him of 'Peg Woffington as Mrs. Ford ' was mezzo-tinted by J. Faber in 1751.

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