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painter by all who delighted in art. He was a member of the Incorporated Society of Artists, and in 1773 their President. In 1766 he published his 'Anatomy of the Horse/ a work on which he had been long engaged, and had drawn and etched, from dissections made by himself, the 18 plates with which it was illustrated. In 1780 he was elected an associate of the Royal Aca- demy, and the following year an academi- cian ; but he declined to present a painting by himself to the Academy, in pursuance of the rule, and preferred to remain an associate.

In painting the portraits of horses, he aspired to something more than the mere lay-figure treatment which had hitherto prevailed, and aimed at showing the animal's form in variety of motion, and also grouped and in combination with the higher animals. Of this class are his * Horse frightened at a Lion/ and ' Lion killing a Horse.' He also painted tigers and other wild animals with great ability. He was fortunate that engravers of such distinction as Woollett, Earlom, and Val. Green spread the fame of his works. His * Fall of rhaeton/ which he is said to have repeated four times, is always mentioned as one of his best works, but it does not maintain its reputation. He had been long engaged on an anatomi- cal work, comparing the human structure with that of the tiger and other animals, but he only lived to complete three out of the intended six parts. He tried some enamels of large size on iron plates, and in 1782 exhibited the portrait of a dog and of an artist in that material. He died in Upper Somerset Street, Portman Square, July 10, 1806. He had resided there for 40 years, and during that time had been a strict water-drinker, yet he lived to enjoy 82 years of vigorous life.

STUBBS, George Townley, engraver. Son of the foregoing. Was born in London about 1756, and learnt his art under his father, many of whose works he engraved in mezzo-tint. He also engraved after others, and some of his works are in the dot man- ner and printed in colours. He exhibited with the Incorporated Society in 1775-76 mezzo-tints and stained drawings. He died in 1815.

STUBLE Y, P., portrait painter. Prac- tised in London about 1730. His portraits are very well drawn and composed. There is a good engraved portrait oi Peter Mon- amy, the marine painter, after him, and some other portraits engraved by J. Faber.

STUMP, Johic S., miniature painter. He was a student in the schools of the Royal Academy, where he was for many years and up to 1845 a constant contributor to the exhibitions. He contributed minia- ture portraits, many of them theatrical portraits in character, and one or two classic 420

subjects also in miniature. He also exhi- bited subjects of the same class, from 1824 to 1845, with the Society of British Artists ; and in his early career contributed some landscape scenes and portraits to the Water- Colour Society. There are likewise a few oil portraits by his hand, and some Swiss landscape scenes. He held a high place as a miniature painter, his work being marked by great tone ana breadth. He was a member of the Sketching Society. He died in 1863.

don, April 6th, 1658. Was apprenticed, at the age of 17, to Robert White. His works had not much art merit. He en- graved the Lord's Prayer within the com- pass of a silver penny, filled the curls of a royal wig with pious praises, and some other like feats ; but his chief work was his Com- mon Prayer Book, published by subscription in 1717, which was engraved in two columns on silver plates, with borders round each plate, initial letters, and small histories at the top. The work is of large octavo size, and contains 166 pages, besides 22 which comprise title, dedication, preface, por- traits of George I., and of the Prince and Princess of Wales, &c, He afterwards engraved, in the same manner, a Companion to the Altar, and some other works, among which deserves notice Anderson's Scotch Records, which he left unfinished. He grew aged and poor ? refused a place in the Char- ter House which was offered to him, and died in August 1730. Faithorne drew his portrait, which was engraved by W. Humphreys.
 * STURT, John, engraver. Born in Lon-

SULLIVAN, Luke, engraver. Was born 1705, Co. Louth, Ireland, and is re- puted to have been the son of one of the Duke of Beaufort's grooms, and to have found his first employment in the stable. He carae early in life to London, about 1750, and was a pupil of Thomas Major, the engraver. He is chiefly known as an emjraver, and was an assistant to Hogarth. He engraved his * Paul before Felix' in which picture the face of the angel was drawn from him ; and the * March to Finchley/ an excellent work. He painted in water-colour some architec- tural and landscape views, and engraved himself his 'View in the Park/ with a group of figures, 1751; and also a series of six seats — Cleveden, Esher, Wilton, Ditchley, and Woburn, 1759. He also excelled highly in miniatures, especially of females, and from 1764 to 1770 was an ex- hibitor, chiefly of miniatures, with the Incorporated Society, of whicn he was a member and director. He was of dissipated habits, passing his time in brothels and taverns, and died at the 'White Bear,' Piccadilly, early in 1771.

SUMMERtflELD, John, engraver. Was the favourite pupil of Bartolozzi, R. A.,