. Chambers's encyclopaedia; a dictionary of universal knowledge. ure while sketching in the sun. andspeedily fell into a decline. He visited London formedical advice, and died there, 23d September1828. Of late years the fame of Bonington hasbeen steadily increasing, and he is recognised as amost accomplished and original painter of landscapeand architectural subjects, as w^ell as of scenes ofhistorical flCH re. He is especially admired for thepurity and brilliancy of his colouring. His HenryIII. receiving the Spanish Ambassador was 1)oughtby Lord Hertford for 49,000 francs; and his GramlCanal,
. Chambers's encyclopaedia; a dictionary of universal knowledge. ure while sketching in the sun. andspeedily fell into a decline. He visited London formedical advice, and died there, 23d September1828. Of late years the fame of Bonington hasbeen steadily increasing, and he is recognised as amost accomplished and original painter of landscapeand architectural subjects, as w^ell as of scenes ofhistorical flCH re. He is especially admired for thepurity and brilliancy of his colouring. His HenryIII. receiving the Spanish Ambassador was 1)oughtby Lord Hertford for 49,000 francs; and his GramlCanal, Venice, and the Fishmarket, Boulogne,realised £3150 each at the Novar sale. The Louvrecontains several of his studies and an admirableexample of his figure-pieces in oil, Francis 1.,Charles V., and the Duchess dEtampes. TheNational Gallery possesses the Piazzetta, StMarks, Venice, Sunset, and three water-colouisby the artist. BoilitO, a name common to several fishes ofthe mackerel family (Scombridae).—(1) One ofthese, Tlnjnnus pelamys, sometimes called the. Eonito, or Stripe-bellied Tunny. Stripe-bellied Tunny, and of the same gej^us withthe Tunny (), is well known to sailors as aninhabitant of the tropical parts of the Atlantic andIndian Oceans, and as one of the fishes mostfrequently seen pursuing the flying-fish. It isoften taken by an inutation flying-fish made toskim along and touch the waves. Its flesh is notregarded as very wholesome, though not unnatu-rally relished by those who have been previouslyconfined to salt provisions. It is occasionallybut rarely caught on the British coasts. It is avery beautiful fish, seldom exceeding .30 inches inlength, of a beautiful steel-blue colour, darker onthe back, and whitish below. Four dark linesextend along each side of the belly. The generalform resembles that of the mackerel, but is less com-pressed.—(2) The Mediterranean Bonito {Pelaniyssarda) is closely allied. It has the same blue backand dark transverse bars reach
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