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Pupil of Sir William Chambers. In 1762 he gained a premium at the Society of Arts. He was a member of the Incorpor- ated Society of Artists, 1764, and was one of the early exhibitors at the Royal Aca- demy, commencing in 1770 with designs for the Dublin Royal Exchange, followed by designs for mansions, a sepulchral church, &c. He was elected an associate of the Royal Academy in 1770, and died at Rome in 1775.

STEVENS, Francis, water-colour painter. Little is known of the career of this artist. He was born November 21, 1781. In 1804 he was first an exhibitor at the Royal Academy, and then received some instruction from Paul S. Munn. In 1806 he joined the Water-Colour Society, and in 1808 was one of the founders of tht well-known Sketching Society. In 1810 he appears as a member of the Norwich Society of Artists, and having given up his membership of the Water-Colour Society, he exhibited in 1813 three oil landscapes at the Royal Academy, and in 1819-1822 was also an exhibitor of works in oil and water-colours; and was living at Exeter. Since then the trace of him is lost. Pro- bably he was a native of that city, as he was sometimes designated ' Stevens of Exeter/ He had great merit. His draw- ings are well composed and drawn, and ricnly coloured; his figures well introduced. He etched the drawings for Ackerman's Farm-houses and Cottages. 1815.

STEVENS, John, n^.A.^ubject paint- er. He was born at Ayr, N. 6., about 1793. He came to London to study, and in 1815 was admitted to the schools of the Royal Academy. He then returned to his native town, where he practised portrait painting, but after a while went to Italy. He passed the greater part of his life in Rome. In 1831 he exhibited at the Royal Academy, ' Pilgrims at their Devotions in an Italian Convent.' Advanced in age, the shock of a railway accident in France was the proxi- mate cause of his death, which took place in Edinburgh. June 1, 1867.

STEVENS, John, landscape painter. Born in Holland. He came to this country and painted small landscapes of a second- rate-class. Died in London, 1722.

STEVENS, John, engraver. Practised in London about the middle of the 18th century. He engraved with C. Grignon a series of English views.

STEVENS, Thomas, modeller. Was employed upon the magnificent tomb of the Warwick family, time of Henry VI., in Warwick Church. The principal figure and the small figures which occupy the niches are in copper richly gilt, and are attributed to him. They are exceedingly well executed STEVENSON, Thomas, landscape

painter. Was a pupil of Robert Aggas, and practised towards the end of the 17th cen- tury. He painted landscape in oil, intro- ducing architecture and figures in distem- per, but was little more than a second-rate scene painter. He made the designs for the pageant of the jubilee of the Goldsmiths' Company in the mayoralty of Sir Robert Vyner. He also painted portraits, one or two of which were engraved. • STEWARDSON, Thomas, portrait painter. Was born at Kendal, of Quaker parentage. He served a short apprentice- ship to a painter there, and then came to London, and was a pupil of Romney. Early in the century he commenced portrait painting in Leadenhall Street, and in 1804 was first an exhibitor at the Royal Aca- demy. Soon attracting notice by his ability, he moved westward and was well employed. He attempted some subject pictures, and exhibited at the Academy, in 1818, ' The Indian Serpent Charmer/ and in the following year ' Aladdin/ He painted George III. and his Queen. Many of his portraits are engraved. He was appointed portrait painter to Queen Caroline. Died at his lodgings in Pall Mall, August 28, 1859, aged 78.

STEWART, Anthony, miniature painter. Was born at Crieff, Perthshire, m 1773. Showing a taste for art, he was

E laced under Alexander Nasmyth, in Edin- urgh, and studied as a landscape painter. He made many sketches and drawings of Scotch scenery, which display great feeling and merit; but at an early penod of his life he turned to miniature, winch he adopted as his profession, and, after practising tor a time in Scotland, came to London, where he established nimself. He painted a miniature of the Princess Charlotte, and afterwards the first miniature of the Prin- cess Victoria, who sat to him for several years in succession. Greatly excelling in the portraits of children, he devoted himself for the last 15 years of his practice almost exclusively to them. He was a man of superior education, a good judge of art, and made a fine collection of etchings and en- gravings. His miniatures were well drawn and coloured, and pleasing .in expression. He died in London in December 1846, and was buried in Norwood Cemetery. His daughters, Margaret and Grace Campbell, excelled as miniature painters, and the latter was an occasional exhibitor at the Academy between 1843 and 1848.

STEWART, George, architect. Built the large mansion in Earktoke Park, Wilts, 1 786-91 . He exhibited some architectural designs at the Royal Academy in the latter year.

STEWART, James, portrait painter. Was appointed Serjeant-Painter to George III. in 1764 He painted for Alderman