Dictionarium polygraphicum, or, The whole body of arts regularly digested ..: illustrated with fifty-six copper plates . (^ f 7 fc. J ]. Hi itit itidi TT/z/r // woo 385 ner he fuccefsfully imitated, and, after whofe death, he becamefamous. He painted king Charles II. and his queen, kingJames II. and his queen, the prince and princefs ot Denmark,and was fent over to Holland by the late king James, to drawthe prince and princefs of Orange ; all which he performed withapplaufe. What recommended him to the efteem of kingCharles, was his picture of the duke of Monmouth, whom hodrew feveral
Dictionarium polygraphicum, or, The whole body of arts regularly digested ..: illustrated with fifty-six copper plates . (^ f 7 fc. J ]. Hi itit itidi TT/z/r // woo 385 ner he fuccefsfully imitated, and, after whofe death, he becamefamous. He painted king Charles II. and his queen, kingJames II. and his queen, the prince and princefs ot Denmark,and was fent over to Holland by the late king James, to drawthe prince and princefs of Orange ; all which he performed withapplaufe. What recommended him to the efteem of kingCharles, was his picture of the duke of Monmouth, whom hodrew feveral times, and in feveral pofturcs ; he drew alfo mofl: ofthe court, and was competitor with Sir Godfrey Kneller, whowas at that time upon his rife. In drawing his portraits, efpecial-]y thofe of the fair fex, he always took the beautiful likenefs;and when any lady came to fit to him, whofe complexion wasany ways pale, he would commonly take her by the hand anddance her about the room till {he became warmer, by whichmeans he heightened her natural beauty, and made her fit to bereprefentcd by his hand. He died much lamented, at the ag
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