General biography; or, Lives, critical and historical, of the most eminent persons of all ages, countries, conditions, and professions, arranged according to alphabetical order . ainted his-tory in a good style, but was chiefly remark-able for his talent in copying with great exact-ness the works of the ancient masters. He waspainter to the king, and professor in the aca-demy ; and died at Paris in 1674, at the age ofsixty-five. ? Bon Boullongne, son of the former, wasborn at Paris in 1649. ^^ ^^ educated un-der his father, and possessed his talent of imi-tation in a still higher degree, so as
General biography; or, Lives, critical and historical, of the most eminent persons of all ages, countries, conditions, and professions, arranged according to alphabetical order . ainted his-tory in a good style, but was chiefly remark-able for his talent in copying with great exact-ness the works of the ancient masters. He waspainter to the king, and professor in the aca-demy ; and died at Paris in 1674, at the age ofsixty-five. ? Bon Boullongne, son of the former, wasborn at Paris in 1649. ^^ ^^ educated un-der his father, and possessed his talent of imi-tation in a still higher degree, so as to becomea very Proteus in painting. He was sent asone of the kings pensioners into Italy, wherehe passed some years, copying the mantier ofthe greatest masters, of whom he attached him-self peculiarly to Guido and Domenichino. Onhis return, he was admitted into the academy,in which he afterwards became a XIV. employed him at Versailles andTrianon, and he was appointed to paint infresco two of the chapels at the Invalids. Hein general gained credit by his original works,in which he shewed himself an accurate de-signer and a good colourist. But it was in. B O U ( ) B O U imitating the style of other artists that he ex-cited the greatest admiration. A piece in thestyle of Rembrandt, and another in that ofFoussin, deceived the best judges. He finisheda picture in the taste of Guido, and sent itpacked up to Monsieur, the kings prince submitted it to tlie inspection ofMignard, his first painter, who, after a delibe-rate examination, declared it to be an originalof Guido ; and it was in consequence pur-chased, and placed in the princes apartmentby the side of a picture of Raphaels. Whenthe imposition was discovered, Mignard onlysaid, Let him then always paint Guidos, andnever Boullongnes. This artist was of a lively,pleasant temper, yet very industrious, and agreat promoter of industry among his pupils, inwhose welfare and improvement he warmly in-t
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