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Title: The Worshipful Company of Painters, otherwise Painter-Stainers : its hall, pictures, and plate
Year: 1913 (1910s)
Authors: Pitman, Walter Hayward
Subjects: Worshipful Company of Painters (London, England)
Publisher: London : (Imprinted by Blades, East & Blades)
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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s II, and a rival of Sir Peter Lely.The noble house of Russell possesses severalportraits by Hayls, at Woburn. F 2 68 The Painter-Stamers Company. 37. Portrait of Queen Anne. By Michael Dahl,b. in Stockholm, 1656, d. 1743. This paintercame to England in 1688, and found Knellerrising to the height of his profession. QueenAnne, however, sat to Dahl for this portrait,which was given to the Company by thepainter. 41. A Magdalen. By Gaspar Smitz, d. 1707. Theartist painted this penitent lady so many timesthat he became known as Magdalen Smitz. Itis a finely executed bit of painting. Lent onloan to the Guildhall Art Gallery in 1890, itwas then catalogued by the Director (Mr. A.G. Temple, F.S.A.) as the work of SebastianFrancken, b. at Antwerp 1578, d. 1647. Theold carved frame, with cherubs in the corners,should be noted. I. S. Luke writing his Gospel. By Jacob Pen,d. 1674. Is particularly noteworthy to theCompany as a representation of their patronsaint. It is a calm and beautiful piece of
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WM. Camden, Historian and Antiquarian, The Painter-Stainers Company. 69 colouring, and the picture was given by-Mr. Sancro in 1723. 49. Portrait of Sir Jonathan Miles, Master in 1815,and Sheriff of London and Middlesex in 1805.By Mather Brown, F.S.A., d. 1810. Is thegift of Sir Jonathan. Brown painted theportraits of most of the distinguished navaland military men of his time, e.^., Elliott,Rodney, and Cornwallis. 60. Portrait of Geo. Richmond, R.A., D.C.L., b. 1809,d. 1896, buried in St. Pauls Cathedral.Painted by himself. He was liveryman ofthe Company, and he presented the picturein 1866. He will be remembered as afashionable portrait painter of his time, bothin crayon and oils, and as the father of thatversatile artist. Sir W. Richmond, R.A. 42. Portrait of Camden, the historian and antiquarian,Clarencieux King-at-Arms to Queen Elizabeth.Camdens father was a liveryman of theCompany, and he exercised his craft as a 70 The Painter-Stainers Company. Painter in the Old Bailey. The pic

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