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portraits of favourite horses and dogs. In 1824 he exhibited * The Interior of the Rid- ing School of the Light Horse Volunteers/ introducing portraits ; in 1846, a work of some pretension, * The Progress of Queen Elizabeth with her Retinue to Hatfield ; ' and in 1849, * A Morning Shooting,' his last work exhibited at the Academy. Bromley, A.E., engraved after him 'Portraits of Three Dogs/

WOLSTENHOLME, D., junr., animal painter. He was born about 1800, son of the above ; and followed the same branch of art, painting chietiy the portraits of favour- ite animals. He first exhibited in 1818, and in 1822 sent * Truman and Hanbury's Brewhouse/ with portraits of their horses and men; in 1825, 'Terriers Ferretting Rabbits/ with portraits. He exhibited for the last time in 1828.

WOOD, John, engraver. He is supposed to have been a pupil of Chatelain. He was employed by Boydell, for whom he engraved several of the plates in a set of landscapes published in 1747. He engraved after Salvator Rosa, Gaspar Poussin, Claude, Rembrandt, and Richard Wilson. ' A View of London from Greenwich/ by him, after Tillemans, is dated 1774. He died about 1780. His works possess considerable merit, and are executed with much care ana finish.

WOOD, John George, water-colour draftsman. He was the author of several works on art. but had little claim to artis- tic power. From 1798 he was an exhibitor at the Royal Academy, chiefly of Welsh views. He exhibited lor the last time in 1811. He published, in 1792, 'Plans for Labourers' Cottages ; ' in 1793, * Six Views in the Neighbourhood of Llangollen/ from his own drawings; in 1804, 'Lectures on Perspective/ which he had delivered ; in 1813, 'The Principal Rivers of Wales/ illus- trated ; in 1814, ' The Principles and Prac- tice of Sketching Landscape from Nature.' He died in 1838, and his drawings were sold by auction at Sotheby's in that year.

WCiOD, John (of Bath), architect. He appears to have settled in Bath in 1727, ana in that year to have built there Chan- dos House, a fine mansion. He became the architect of the city. He built Queen Square, and several fine edifices, and much improved the street architecture by com- bining several houses in one facade. He was also the architect of the Bristol Ex- change, Buckland Manor House, Berks, an original attempt of some merit; and Stanlinch, Wilts. He published 'The Origin of Building ' 1741 ; 'A Description of the Bristol Exchange/ 1746 ; ' Descrip- tion of Bath' (two editions), 1749. He died at Bath, after a long illness, in May 1754, in his 50th year. He was a Justice of the Peace for the county of Somerset. 482

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WOOD, John, history painter. He was born in London, June 29, 1801, and was the son of an artist, who found his chief employment in teaching. He was fond of drawing, and was early admitted into Mr. Sass's Academy, and in 1819 he en- tered the schools of the Royal Academy. He was, in 1824, living in Whitechapel. and that year, with two portraits, exhibited his 'Archangel Michael Contending with Satan/ his first contribution to the Aca- demy. In 1825 he gained the gold medal for nis 'Joseph Expounding the Dreams of the Chief Butler and Baker/ which he exhibited the following year with his 'Psyche, wafted by Zephyrs.' He next exhibited some portrait groups with, in 1829, ' Comus ana the Lady/ and in 1833. ' Cupid and Psyche.' These works earned him a great reputation, and sanguine hopes were expressed as to his future career. In 1834 he gained, in competition, an im- portant commission for the altar-piece for St. James's Church, Bermondsey. In 1836 he was awarded, at Manchester, the prize for his ' Elizabeth in the Tower/ and shortly after a premium of 1000/.. also in competition, for a painting of ' The Bap- tism of our Saviour.' But it was already apparent that he was unable to maintain the reputation he had achieved by his first successes. He painted portraits, and con- tinued at his easel, and later in his career Scripture subjects, but his art degenerated with his failing health, and he was never able to regain his early reputation. He died April 19, 1870.

WOOD, Philip, carver in wood. He was born at Sudbury in Suffolk, and, early- left an orphan, was brought up by a retired London merchant named Haybittle, whose house he ornamented with many quaint carvings. Having fallen in love with his patron's daughter, he came in 16*89 to London, hoping to improve his fortunes; but, unable to get work from having no recommendations, he employed his spare time in gazing at the rebuilding of St. Paul's. Here Wren noticed him, and asked him what he could carve. Over- come with confusion, he answered stammer- ingly, 'Troughs.' 'Troughs/ said Wren, smiling, 'then carve me a sow and pigs, and bring it me this day week.' Accepting this commission, he re-appeared with the carving, when Wren at once engaged him, saying, ' Young man, I fear I did you some injustice.' He married his patron's daughter, and assumed the name of Hay- bittle, which is found appended to various receipts in payment of carving work done for the Cathedral.

WOOD ? William, modeller. He was employed in the Messrs. Wedgwood's manu- factory about the end of the last cen- tury, and was distinguished for his great