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France. He was greatly befriended by the Earl of Oxford. He lived chiefly in the vicinity of Covent Garden, and had also a house at Putney. He was director of Kneller's Academy. He made a large col- lection of medals, books, and drawings. He died of gout, December 15, 1725, aged about 46, and was buried in the churchyard of St. PauPs, Covent Garden. He left the bulk of a large property which he had amassed to an unmarried sister who kept his house.

REMSDYKE, John, draftsman. Was born in Holland. Settled at Bristol, and practised there in the latter half of the 18th century. His chief employment was in drawing natural history. He made many drawings for the publications of Dr. William Hunter ; and, with his son, Andrew Rems- dyke (who gained a medal at the Society of Arts in 1767), published in London, in 1778, a volume of natural history, the illustrations drawn and etched by himself and his son, from objects in the British Museum. The son, who painted portraits, died at Bath in 1786. ♦ RENNIEjGEORGE^ftttj/pfor. He studied in the schools of the Royal Academy, and afterwards pursued his studies in Italy. He executed several groups in marble, some of which have great merit. From 1828 to 1837 he was an exhibitor at the Royal Academy, sending, in the first year, ' A Gleaner ' and * A Grecian Archer ; ' in 1831, 'Cupid and Psyche;' and a marble croup of lour figures, in 1837, after which his name disappears.

RENNOLDSON,, engraver. Prac- tised in mezzo-tint in London, about the middle of the 1 8th century. ' The Dancing Mistress/ after J. Collet, is by him.

RENTON, John, portrait painter. He was, commencing in 1821, an exhibitor of portraits at the Royal Academy, and his works were well esteemed. In 1827 he exhibited 'King Charles setting up his Standard at Nottingham/ a sketch; in 1839 a landscape, and, in 1840, some intaglios, his last contribution.

REPTON, Humphrey, landscape gardener. Born 1752, at Bury St. Ed- munds, where his father possessed a small estate. He received a fair education, and became known to the Rt. Hon. W. Wind- ham, who, on obtaining the appointment of Secretary of State for Ireland, in 1783, took him to Dublin, in the hope of finding some suitable employment for him, which was prevented by the short life of the ad- ministration. He was a tolerable draftsman, and between 1788 and 1791 was an honor- ary exhibitor of some landscape views at the Royal Academy. He also tried land- scape gardening — introducing a more natural arrangement — and architecture. Among other gardens and parks laid out by him may be named those at Cobham, 352

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Woburn, and Richmond. He published numerous works, his chief being ' Observa- tions on Landscape Gardening and Archi- tecture/ 1806 ; and ' Fragments on Land- scape Gardening, with some Remarks on Grecian and Gothic Architecture/ 1816. He also maintained a smart disquisition, which was printed, with Uvedale Price ana R. Payne Knight, who attacked the pro- fessional principles which he adopted. ' The Bee/ an art publication, 1787, is attributed to him. Some of the vignettes of the ' Polite Repository/ a small pocket diary, are also by him. He died near Romford, Essex, March 24, 1818, in his 66thyear.

REPTON, John, Adey, architect. Son of the above. He was born at Norwich, March 29, 1775, and was deaf from his infancy. At the age of 14 he became the pupil of Wilkins, the father of the Acade- mician, who was then practising in Norwich. In 1796 he was employed as an assistant to John Nash, with whom he continued four vears, and then joined his father. He ex- hibited drawings and designs at the Aca- demy, commencing in 1798, contributing for the last time in 1805, when he is styled an honorary exhibitor. In 1809 he gained the first premium for a design for the public buildings then proposed to form 'Parlia- ment Square/ Westminster ; and, later, the second premium for a design for Bethlehem Hospital. He assisted his father in some of his published works, and after his death was consulted in professional matters. But his deafness proved a great bar to the pursuit of his profession, and he went to reside at Springfield, near Chelmsford. From this comparative retirement he was roused to prepare drawings in competition for the new Houses of Parliament, m 1835. He sent several communications to the Society of Antiquaries, which appear in the Society's publications. He died un- married, November 26, 1860, in his 86th year.

REPTON, John Stanley, architect. Brother of the above. He was a pupil of Augustus Pugin, and afterwards an assist- ant to Nash, under whom, in 1816-18, he superintended the alteration of the Italian Opera House ; and, in 1819, designed St. Philip's Chapel, Regent Street. He married privately, in 1817, Lady E. Scott, daughter of Lord Chancellor Eldon ; and on a recon- ciliation, soon after, with her family, re- tired from his profession. He died June 29, 1853.

REVE. Thomas, 'glazier,' or glass painter, of St. Sepulchre's, London, was one of the four contractors in the reign of Henry VIII. who supplied the 18 painted windows in the upper story of King's Col- lege ChapeL Cambridge.

REVELEY, Willey, architect. Was a