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is said to have 'so teased with proof s that he was forbidden his house). Vanderbank, Thornhill, and after some of nis own works. His mezzo-tint impressions are still much esteemed. His last known plate is dated 1731, but there is a small clever chalk por- trait of Martha Blount by him. dated 1732. He is supposed to have died about 1734.

WHITE, Charles, engraver. Was born in London, in 1751, and was a pupil of Robert Pranker. He commenced his art as a line-engraver, but later adopted the dot manner. Of convivial thoughtless habits, he was one of the class known in that day as humorous designs, among them * A Mas- querade at the ran theon, 1773. He mar- ried one of Gerard Vandergucht's daughters. He engraved ' Ruins of Rome/ some plates in stipple for Bell's Poets, and some botani- cal plates with other subjects from natural history; but he did not gain employment on any works of importance, and was only beginning to give proof of his power to attain some distinction, when he died of fever in Pimlico, August 28, 1785, aged 34. WHITE, Charles William, engraver. Was bora about 1740, and was taught by George White. He produced many plates in mezzo-tint, and engraved after Bunbury, Stothard, R.A., W. rether, Cosway, R.A. WHITE, Henry, wood-engraver. He was apprenticed in London to James Lee, on whose death, in 1804, he went to New- castle and served the remainder of his time with Bewick. He then returned to Lon- don, where he practised with great reputa- tion. He engraved the clever illustrations for Hone's * House that Jack Built/ * Ma- trimonial Ladder/ and for many of tl^ illustrated works of that period.
 * Social Artists/ and is remembered by some

WHITE. Thomas, architect and sculp- tor. Was fcorn in Worcester, and was arti- cled to a statuary in Piccadilly. London. He gained the notice of Sir Christopher Wren, whom he accompanied on his visit to the Continent in 1665, when he assisted the great architect in his measurements. Wren wished to retain his services on his return, but he preferred to settle at Worces- ter, where he had some property.' The statue of. Queen Anne, and some busts in the Guildhall of that city, are by him. He built the Church of St. Nicholas, 1730- 32, and it is said some other churches in Worcester, where he died about 1738.

WHITE, Thomas, engraver. Was born in London, and practised at the beginning of the second half of the 18th century. He was chiefly employed by Rvland, whom he assisted in his plates. He excelled in architecture, and engraved the chief part of the plates for Woolfe and Gandon's continu- ation of the ' Vitruvius Britannicus.' He died in London about 1775. WHITTAKER, J., landscape painter.

Was born in the North (probably at Man- chester), and was originally an engraver; but saving a little money, he went to study landscape art at Llanwrst, in North Wales, where he lived for a time, existing by the casual sale of his water-colour sketches. Receiving a commission for a picture in oil from Mr. Douglas Pennant, for which he was

Eromised the, for him, large sum of 100/., is success had a bad effect upon him, lead- ing him into habits of intemperance. He was elected an associate of the Society of Painters in Water-Colours in 1861. and & full member in 1864. He was accidentally drowned at Bettws-y-Coed, September 9, 1876.

WHITWELL, T. Stedman, architect. He practised early in the present century, and erected some county buildings, occa- sionally exhibiting at the Royal Academy from 1807. In 1811 he contributed his designs for St. Mary's Hall, Coventry; in 1820, when he was residing at Birmingham, for the new Library which he built in that town. His practice extending to London, he rebuilt, in 1828, the old Royalty Theatre in Whitechapel, then named the Brunswick Theatre, which fell down three days after it was opened. He had till this event been held in good repute, but it appears to have marred his professional career. He had made a large collection of notes and -sket- ches for a book to be called ' Architectural Absurdities,' but the work was never pub-> lished and he was lost sight of in art.

WHOOD, Isaao, portrait painter. He resided in Lincoln's Inn Fields, and in the second quarter of the 18th century had a considerable practice. His portraits are painted in oil, drawn in red and black chalk, chiefly in profile, and in black lead, but they are weak, without power or expres- sion. In Lambeth Palace there is a por- trait by him oi Archbishop Wake, painted in 1736. He was esteemed a good copyist, and was for many years employed by J ohn Duke of Bedford to copy, for his new man- sion at Woburn, the portraits of any col- lateral relatives of the family that could be met with. He made some designs in 1743 to illustrate 4 Hudibras.' Some of his por- traits are engraved. At the latter part of his life he was reduced in circumstances by defending proceedings in Chancery against him for the recovery of an estate. He was a noted humorist. He died in Bloomsbury Square, February 24, 1752, aged 63.

WICKSTEAB, Philip, portrait paint- er. Born in London, he was a pupil of Zoffany, and was distinguished by his small whole-length portraits. In 1763 he gained a premium from the Society of Arts. He was at Rome in 1773? and found much employment in portraiture, and making acquaintance there with Mr. Beckford, he accompanied him to Jamaica, and practised

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