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Court Road. Animated by true religious feeling, he had written many epitaphs, in both verse and prose, and the following, upon himself, was placed over his grave —

importance while I lived; but what I really was as a believer in Jesus Christ is the only thing of importance to me now/ Careful in all his transactions, possibly somewhat avaricious, and judicious in the investment of his gains, he amassed by his art a fortune of 6O,O0OJ., which he left to be divided among his five children, two of whom followed his profession. The antique had little influence or share in his art. His chief works were monumental, and for that nature, not the ideal, was his study. His designs were marked by strong good sense. He was not led away by the poetic or the heroic, and the portrait character of his works was well preserved. The pious member of an influ- ential Methodist congregation, he was the writer of some religious disquisitions, and, as connected with his profession, of an article for Chambers's ' Dictionary, on the characters of painting and sculpture, which is, at least, distinguished by his usual good judgment. A short memoir of him by Richard Cecil, MA., was published in 1801.
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• BACON, John, sculptor. Second son of John Bacon, R.A. He was born in Newman Street, in March 1777 ; and at 12 years of age entered the schools of the Royal Academy. At 15 he was an exhi- bitor, contributing in 1792 his first work. a bas-relief of * Moses striking the Rock. At the age of 16 he gained an Academy silver medal, and the following year (1794) the gold medal for his 'Cassandra.' In 1796 he exhibited two figures, ' Vigilance ' and ' Prudence/ now at the Trinity House. On the death of his father in 1799, he succeeded him in his business and in his studio, completing the works in progress, on which he had been associated. In 1800 he exhibited two monumental works; in 1801, Lord Cornwallis's monumentj a work commenced by his father; and m 1802 some portions of monumental works and busts, upon which he was largely employed; and continued to exhibit up to 1824, after which year his name no longer appears in the catalogues. He died m 1859. His monumente, proofs of his genius, will be found both in St. Paul's Cathedral, where there are six, and in Westminster Abbey. The statue of William III. in St. James's Square was by him in 1808.

BACON, T., sculptor. Son of John Bacon, R.A. Was associated with his father in his works. He first exhibited at the Academy, in 1793, ' The Prodigal Son,' in terra cotta ; in 1794, ' Christ and the Woman of Samaria;' in 1795, 'Christ in 18

the Garden,' a model, when he ceased to exhibit.

-•BACON. Sir Nathaniel, Knt., ama- teur. Half-brother to Lord Chancellor Bacon. He painted portrait and still-life, had much talent, and studied art in Italy. Some of his works were at Culford, where he lived ; and at Gorhambury, his father's seat, there is a ' Cook- maid with Dead Fowls,' and his own whole-length portrait, painted by himself, which is a very good work, and has been justly much praised. He also painted a ' Ceres ' and a ' Hercules,' and left some paintings at Redgrave Hall, Suffolk. He died 1615, in his ;69th year, and was buried in the chancel of Cul- ford Church, where a monument to him has been erected bearing his bust, and among other emblems his palette and pencils. A portrait of Sir Nicholas Bacon by him has. been^ engraved. f> ,

BADESLADE, Thomas, topo^ruphical draftsman. He practised in London, 1720 -1750. He drew many of the seats of the nobility and gentry, which were engraved by Toms and Harris, and made the draw- ings for Dr. John Harris's * History of Kent,' published 1719, and some other

Eublications. Alderman Boydell is said to ave been first stimulated to art on seeing Toms' enffravmgs from his drawings.

BAILEY, John, engraver and drafts- man. He was self-taught, and early in life drew and engraved for Hutchinson's Histories of Northumberland and Durham, 1781-84; Culley's 'Observations on Live Stock ; ' and other publications. His works, which were both on wood and copper, are very creditable productions, but better in engraving than m design. Leaving art, he became eminent in Northumberland as a land agent and agriculturist. He was the author of Agricultural Surveys of North- umberland, 1794 ; Durham, 1810 ; and an essay on the ' Construction of the Plough,' 1795.

BAILLIE, Edward, glass painter. Born at Gateshead. Exhibited at the International Exhibition, 1851, ' Shake- speare reading a Play to Queen Elizabeth.' He died in London September 21, 1856.

BAILLIE, Alexander, engraver. Born in Scotland. Practised about the middle of the 18th century ; but his art was in- different, and his works are but little known. He was at Rome in 1764, and while there engraved a ' St. Cecilia,' and a « Holy Family/ both after Imperiali. On his return he settled in Edinburgh, and engraved some portraits. etcher. Born at Killbride, county of Car- low, June 5, 1723. Educated at Dublin, and at the age of 18 came to London and entered the Middle Temple to study the law ; but, against the wishes of his father
 * 1) BAILLIE, Captain William, amateur