Miniatures, ancient and modern . SAMUEL BENTHAIMBy Henry Ed>iaj;e ..i£>^aW YORK ?! B Lie !-:ARY ? ! ^1 *-? I. SIR HKSKETII FLEETWOODFOUNDED THE PORT TOWN OF FLEETWOOD By Sir irUliam Ross SIR WILLIAM ROSS 105 a charming example of Newtons work in theVictoria and Albert Museum. Sir William Ross, (1794-1860), was theson of a miniature painter. He took to minia-ture painting at an early age, exhibiting at theRoyal Academy when he was fifteen years eventually decided to follow the art ofminiature painting exclusively, and placedhimself under the able tuition of AndrewR
Miniatures, ancient and modern . SAMUEL BENTHAIMBy Henry Ed>iaj;e ..i£>^aW YORK ?! B Lie !-:ARY ? ! ^1 *-? I. SIR HKSKETII FLEETWOODFOUNDED THE PORT TOWN OF FLEETWOOD By Sir irUliam Ross SIR WILLIAM ROSS 105 a charming example of Newtons work in theVictoria and Albert Museum. Sir William Ross, (1794-1860), was theson of a miniature painter. He took to minia-ture painting at an early age, exhibiting at theRoyal Academy when he was fifteen years eventually decided to follow the art ofminiature painting exclusively, and placedhimself under the able tuition of AndrewRobertson. Ross painted most of the distinguishedpeople of his time, from the Queen work is broad and excellently drawn, andbears the impression of admirable is represented in the Victoria and AlbertMuseum, and at Hertford House there is a por-trait by him of the Countess Gower (No. 279). Rosss flesh colour is not always satisfactory,he is too fond of using black in his faces, butin the main his work is good and reliable. William Egley (1798-1870), the son of aDoncaster land agent, was i
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