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pelled to leave the country, arrived in Eng- land in 1813, and was knighted by his Sovereign. From 1817 to 1820 he was travelling in the East. While there he was created Knight of the Lion and Sun of Persia, and made many sketches, which are now in the British Museum. In 1826 he was appointed consul at Venezuela, where he resided till 1841, when he returned on leave of absence, and visiting St. Peters- burg, he died suddenly of apoplexy on May 4,< 1842, aged 65, ana was buried in the foreign cemetery there. He was by turns, during his active and adventurous career, artist, soldier, author, and diplomatist. Several of his pictures were engraved. He designed the illustrations for an edition of ' Anacreon/ 1805 ; published ' Travelling Sketches in Russia and Sweden/ 1808 ; ' Letters from Portugal and Spain during the March of the Troops under Sir John Moore/ 1809 ; ' Narrative of the late Cam- paign in Russia,' 1813 ; and 'Travels in Georgia, Persia, and Armenia/ 1821-2. His sisters, Jane and Maria, were distin- guished as novelists. There is a tablet to the memory of the family in Bristol Cathedral.

POTT, John, engraver. He practised in London in the latter half of the 18th century, and engraved after Sir Joshua Reynolds, Tilly Kettle, and others.

tOUNCY, B. T., engraver. Was the pupil and brother-in-law of Woollett. Be- gan art as an engraver of seals and anti- quarian fac-similes, but soon showed great ability in landscape, and in the latter part of the 18th century engraved some fine plates after R. Wilson, Hearne, Faring- ton, and several others. He exhibited some engraved landscapes at the Spring Gardens' Rooms, 1778, and architectural views at the Academy in 1782-89, and

food views of English towns. He died in tatt Street, Lambeth, August 22, 1799. POWELLj C. M., marine painter. He commenced life as a sailor, ana, used to the sea and ships, was self-taught in art. He was first able in 1809 to exhibit a painting at the Royal Academy, and continued a regular contributor up to 1820, of marine subjects, calms and storms, in oil colours. His works, which are numerous, were of some promise, but he was an improvident man, and fell into the hands of the dealers. He died May 31, 1824, leaving a widow and eight children in sad .distress.

POWELL, John, portrait painter. Was an assistant to Sir Joshua Reynolds, and was often employed in copying his pic- tures in small size in oil, which he did with much fidelity and taste. He exhibited

Sortraits (chiefly small size) at the Aca- emy in 1778, and in two or three subse- quent years, contributing for the last time in 1785— unless some enamelled portraits,

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on china, exhibited in the same name, between 1812 and 1822 are by him.

POWELL, John, landscape painter. Born about 1780. Painted first in oil, views in Wales and parts of England. He exhibited at the Academy in 1797, and several succeeding years, in water-colours, in which his abilities are best shown, ana was a candidate, but unsuccessful, for ad- mission to the Water-Colour Society, on its * foundation. He was much engaged in teaching, and published some etchings of the different varieties of trees for the use of his pupils. Also eight landscape etchings, of much merit, from the old masters. He continued an exhibitor at the Academy up to 1829.

POWELL, Joseph John, history paint- er. Was born of English parents, at Douai, France, in January, 1834. He commenced the study of art there, and continued his studies at Lisle till 1851. when he came to London, and entered the schools of the Royal Academy. He was reserved in his habits, had little assistance from his friends, who could not afford him help, and was subjected to much difficulty ana privation ; but neither poverty nor ill-health damped his zealous application. At the Academy, in 1852, he gamed a silver medal, and the following year two. In 1855 he was the successful competitor for the gold medal, the subject ' The Death of Alcibiades.' His work was of great promise, and he was preparing to compete for the travelling studentship, when he was seized with illness. A month's tour in the Isle of Wight and Guernsey produced an apparent improve- ment, and with exhausted resources he was returning to his work, when his illness recurred ; he lingered a few weeks at South- ampton, and died there September 20, 1856.

POWIS, William Henet, wood- engraver. Was much esteemed in his art. There are some excellent cuts by him in the ' Illustrations of the Bible/ 1833 ; and ' Scott's Bible/ 1834. Also in some of the illustrations of the ' Solace of Song/ He was making good progress, but ruined his health by ms close and continuous labour, and died in 1836, aged 28.

PO WLE, George, engraver and drafts- man. Was a pupil of Worlidge, and en- graved some portraits in his style, among them Sir Richard Berkeley, Chief Justice of the King's Bench. He exhibited some portraits with the Free Society in 1776. Several views by him of the City of Here- ford are engraved by James Ross. He practised about the middle of the 18th century.

PRANKER, Robert, engraver. Was chiefly employed for the booksellers. He was a member of the Free Society of Artists, 1763, and practised in London in

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