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father. His mother marrying again, they removed to Halifax! and thence to Jamaica. A precocious child, he was engaged when eight years old, to play the part of * Ariel/ which led to his becoming an actor. When about ten years old- he returned with his mother, again a widow, to England, and continued nis theatrical career, chiefly in Edinburffh, where he became a favourite, till 1808. Then having previously studied landscape painting, he left the stage, partly from conscientious scruples, to follow art. His pictures were greatly esteemed and fetched good prices ; he was rising in the profession, ana had been elected an asso- ciate of the Royal Scottish Academy, when he was attacked by consumption, and died in the Isle of Bute, May 5, 1844. His sketches and other works were accidentally destroyed by fire on the rail on their way to auction at Edinburgh.

STANNARD, Joseph, landscape and marine painter. He was born September 13, 1797, at Norwich, where ? with a taste for art, he managed to gam instruction from Robert Ladbrooke, and was assisted to visit and study in the Dutch galleries. He practised in his native city, was a member of the Norwich Society and a contributor to the Society's exhibition in 1811, and to the exhibition of the Society of British Artists in 1824. He painted a large picture, 'The Annual Water Frolic at Thorpe/ introducing portraits. His works are chiefly coast and river scenes, with some portraits, for which he enjoyed a local repute. He was a good etcher, and publisned a set of etchings of much promise. He died young in 1830.

STANTON, Edward, sculptor. Prac- tised in London in the latter part of the 16th century. He erected a tine monu- ment in the Church at Stratford-upon- Avon, and three good monuments of the Lytton family at Knebworth Church, 1704- 10.

STANTON, Thomas, landscape painter. Was born about 1750, and practised his art in London. He painted views and land- scapes introducing architecture. S. Middi- man engraved after him a large plate of Stonyhurst College.

STARK, William, architect. He prac- tised with great repute in Edinburgh and Glasgow about the beginning of the 19th century. He died at Edinburgh, in October 1813.

Was the son of a well-to-do dyer at Nor- wich, and was born there in 1794. He showed an early love of art, and in 1811 was articled to John Crome for three years, and the same year he contributed five land- scapes in oil to the exhibition of the Nor- wich Society, and was elected a member. In 1817 he came to London and entered
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the schools of the' Royal Academy, and in that and the two following years he ex- hibited with the Water-Colour Society. About the same time he also became an ex- hibitor at the British Institution, where his works found purchasers, and the Governors awarded him a premium of 60/. But he was compelled by a painful affliction, the nature of which is not told, to return to his family at Norwich, where he remained about 12 years, and during that time married. Continuing in the practice of his art, he commenced, in 1827, a publication on * The Scenery of the Rivers of Norfolk,' but when completed in 1834, notwithstand- ing its great merit and interest, it produced no adequate reward. He exhibited at Suffolk Street from 1824 to 1839, and at the Royal Academy from 1831 to 1859. He was not a constant contributor to either exhibition, but he frequently sent his works to the British Institution. In 1830 he came again to the Metropolis, and lived near the Thames, in Beaufort Row, Chelsea, and after lOyears' residence there, following the stream, he went to Windsor, and then after some years he returned to London ? for the greater advantages of educating his son in art. He died March 24, 1859, m the 60th year of his age. His art owed much to his master, Crome, but it was original and purely English, the local character and in- cidents well preserved, yet wanting in rich- ness and force, its simple and unobtrusive truth failed to wake enthusiasm.

STAYLER, Alen, illuminator. He practised as an illuminator and miniaturist m the reign of Henry III., and illustrated the books of the Abbey of St Alban's.

STAYNER, J., engraver. Practised in London in the latter part of the 18th cen- .tury. There are two plates by him of humorous subjects, after Collet, and some other works in mezzo-tint.

STEEL, Aaron, ornamentist. He was employed in Messrs. Wedgwood's manu- factory, commencing in 1785, and acquired great skill in drawing the figures on their fine Etruscan vases. He died in 1845.

STEELE, Edward, nicknamed * Count Steele/ portrait painter. Was born at Egremont, Cumberland, about 1730, and brought up to art. He studied for a time in Paris, and practised at York and in the Northern counties, painting portraits at four guineas each ; which were by no means without merit, his works being correctly drawn and painted in a free, broad manner. Sterne was one of his sitters. He was eccentric and unprincipled, and ran away with a joung lady, his pupil, assisted in this affair by Romney, who was then study- ing under mm. His collection of pictures, prints, and drawings were sold by auction in 1759.

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