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at the Academy from 1791 to 1805. Miss M. Peat, his sister, painted miniature, and was an exhibitor in 1796-97.

PECKITT, William (known as 'Peckitt of York '), glass painter. Was born in April 1731. at Hursthwaite. in the North Riding, ana was a pupil of Price. He was inferior to his predecessors in the art. but, a good chemist, he attained great brilliancy of colour. He commenced glass-painting in York in 1751. Between 1765-77 ne com- pleted the windows of the north side of New College Chapel, with apocryphal portraits. In 1767 he put up at Oriel College, 'The Presentation of Christ in the Temple,' from the design of Dr. Wall ? a physician, who amused himself by painting. In the library at Trinity College, Cambridge, he painted from an allegorical design by Cipriani, a window, consisting of 140 square feet of glass, for which he was paid 500/. There are also some specimens of his work in York Minster and in the City Town Hall. He died at York, October 15, 1795, in his 65thyear.

PELHAM, Henby, history and minia- ture painter. He resided with Copley. R.A., was most probably his pupil, ana while under him exhibited at the Academy, in 1777, his first contribution, ' The Find- ing of Moses,' which was finely engraved by W. Ward in 1787. At the same time, and in the following year, he exhibited: some miniatures in enamel and water-colour, after which there is no further trace of his works.

PELHAM, Peteb, engraver. Born in London about 1684, and practised there early in the following century. There are many fine mezzo-tint plates by him, among them Cromwell after Walker, George I. ana George II., and others after Kneller. He died about 1738.

PELHAM, J. Q. y portrait painter. Was the son of the above, and was born about 1721. He practised in London, painting portraits, and occasionally an historical subject.

PELTRO, John, engraver. In 1779 he exhibited with the Free Society some en- gravings after Taverner and others. He found his chief employment in engraving, after the designs of Itepton, the miniature views of gentlemen's seats, for the annual August 5,1808, aged 48.
 * Polite Repository.' He died at Hendon,

PEMBROKE, Thomas, historical paint- er. Born 1702. Was a pupil of Laroon. whose manner he imitated. He painted several pictures for the Earl of Bath, and J. Smith mezzo-tinted after him ' Hagar and Ishmael,' which was published by Boy- dell. He died in 1730, aged 2a

PEN, Jacob, a Dutch painter. A good draftsman and colourist, who came to this country, where only his works are known, 326.

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and was chiefly employed by Charles II. He died in 1678.

PENLEY, Aaron Edwin, water-colour painter. He first appears in 1835 as an exhibitor of portraits m water-colours at the Royal Academy, and continued an occa- sional contributor up to 1857, sending in 1842 a * Flower Girl/ and in 1850 a ' Welsh Peasant Girl.' He was elected a member of the new Water-Colour Society (now the Institute) in 1838, and exhibited with them, but feeling his works did not receive in the exhibitions the place due to their merit, he withdrew from the Society in 1856. In 1851 he was appointed professor of drawing at the Addiscombe East India College, and filled that office till the dissolution of the College. He also held, till his death, a similar appointment at the Woolwich Mili- taryAcaaemy, and was water-colour painter to William IV. and Queen Adelaide. In 1864 a reward was advertised in one of the London daily papers for any information respecting him, living or dead. What this related to does not appear. His death took place suddenly at Lewisham, January 15, 1870, in his 64th year. His collection and works were sold at Christie's in the follow- ing April. He was the author of 'The Elements of Perspective/ 1851 ; * The Eng- lish School of Painting in Water-Colours/ 1861 ; and ' Sketching from Nature in. Water-Colours/ 1869.

PENNACOHI, Gibolamo (called Da Trevige), painter and architect. He was born at Trevigi in 1508. An imitator of Raphael, he became a good portrait painter, and practised with distinction in several cities in Italy. He then came to England and entered the service of Henry VIII., who employed him chiefly as an architect and engineer. He was killed when serving the king before Boulogne in 1544.

PENNETHORNE, Sir Jambs, Knt., architect. He was born at Worcester, in June 1801, and having been educated in that city, he came to London in 1820, and was placed under Augustus Pugin, and afterwards under John Nash. In the autumn of 1824 he visited Italy, and after a careful course of study at Rome, he visited the other great art cities, returning to England at the end of 1826. He was then employed in the office of Mr. Nash, who was at the time largely engaged upon Government works. In 1832 he was him- self appointed by the Commissioners of Woods to plan some of the Metropolitan improvements then in contemplation, and for many years was their adviser ana ex- ecutive officer, and in addition to extensive street improvements, he designed Victoria, Kennington, and Battersea Parks. From 1840 his entire services were required by the Government, and in 1843 he visited Ireland to report upon the construction of