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then once more, in 1811, exhibited at the Academy. The first part of ' The Micro- cosm of London/ published in 1803, and completed in 1806, contained 600 small groups of well-drawn and characteristic figures, and was followed, 1808, by * The Costume of Great Britain. 7 He became connected with Mr. Ackennann, the pub- lisher, and suggested many of his under- takings. His 'Royal Palaces' was one of these. The work, in three volumes, com- prised Windsor, St. James's, Carlton House, Kensington Palace, Hampton Court, Buck- ingham House, and Frogmore, but he undertook only the literary part, and the latter part of his life was devoted almost entirely to literature. He wrote 'Wine and W alnuts/ and interesting gossip for the ' Literary Gazette/ remarkable alike for its stories of facts and its painstaking accuracy. The work was afterwards pub- lished in two volumes. Then he edited the odical devoted to art and artists, which only existed for two years, though its merits should have ensured it success. He con- tributed to * The Library of the Fine Arts/ and to 'Arnold's Magazine of the Fine Arts ; ' and ' The Greater and Lesser Stars of old Pall Mall/ which appeared in 'Era- ser's Magazine.' is by him. He was also the author of 'The Twenty-ninth of May : a Tale of the Restoration/ He was closely connected with the literary and artistic world during the greater part of his life,
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was a social and amusing companion, full of clever projects, but wanting in that steadiness and perseverance which lead to wealth. He underwent many sad diffi- culties, and died at Paddindbon, after a long and depressing illness, May 29, 1843, aged 74.

9 PYNE, James Baker, landscape painter. He was born at Bristol in De- cember 5, 1800, and was originally intended for the law, but he early abandoned that study, and, self-taught, under many diffi- culties struggled to make himself an artist. In 1835 he left Bristol to try his fortune in London, and for the next four years was an exhibitor at the Royal Academy. He was also an exhibitor with the Society of British Artists, and in 1842 was admitted a member of the society, and then on one occasion only was again an exhibitor at the Academy. In 1846 he visited Switzerland, Germany, and Italy, and in 1851 revisited Italy. He was a frequent contributor to the * Art Journal/ He published * Windsor and its Environs/ in 1838 ; * The English Lake District,' 1853; and 'The Lake Scenery of England/ 1859 ; and by these picturesque works he was widely known. He died July 29, 1870, aged 70,and was buried in Highgate Cemetery. He chose his subjects, as seen from the banks of rivers, was fond of powerful contrasts both of colour and light and shade, and had a tendency to extravagance in his works, which did not meet with appreciation.

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QUELLIN, Thomas, statuary. Was the son of a 'statuary of great repute at Antwerp. He came to this country in the reign of James II.. settled in London, and was well employed. He carved the well- known monument to Mr. Thynne in West- minster Abbey, which is the only work with which his name can be safely identified.

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QU I NTON, George, engraver. He was born at Norwich in 1779, and was first known when keeping sheep in the ad- j oining county. Self-taught as an engraver, some works of his appear in the * Gentle- man's Magazine' 1796, and some portraits.

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RADCLYFFE, William, engraver. Was born at Birmingham, and practised his art there during his life, engraving in the line manner, chiefly landscape. He was much employed for book illustration. 'The Graphic Illustrations of Warwick- shire/ published 1829, were engraved by him ; also * Roscoe's Wanderings in North

and South Wales/ Among his last plates were 'Mullens Rest in the Desert/ and Collins's ' Crossing the Sands/ published in the * Art Journal/ 1847 and. 1848. Some works by him, after Turner, R.A., were exhibited at the International Exhibition, 1862. In 1814 he was associated with the founders of the first school of art, in

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