Matthew William Peters, , his life and work . of the fine collection of pictures at the Castle, of which he wrote anaccount for the History of Leicestershire by John Nichols, published in 1795. It istoo greatly influenced by the then prevailing taste for the pictures of the later Italianschools to be of value at the present time, but the artists criticism of Reynolds is worthquoting, both as showing Peterss whole-hearted admiration of him, and the opinionwhich was entertained of the works of the first President of the Academy by hiscontemporaries Peters writes: Reynolds, the first, and as
Matthew William Peters, , his life and work . of the fine collection of pictures at the Castle, of which he wrote anaccount for the History of Leicestershire by John Nichols, published in 1795. It istoo greatly influenced by the then prevailing taste for the pictures of the later Italianschools to be of value at the present time, but the artists criticism of Reynolds is worthquoting, both as showing Peterss whole-hearted admiration of him, and the opinionwhich was entertained of the works of the first President of the Academy by hiscontemporaries Peters writes: Reynolds, the first, and as yet chief, of the British school, holdsa distinguished rank among his brethren of the pencil; and by the classic arrange-ment of his figures, the grouping of his angels, the beauty of his colouring, and thedistribution of his light and shade in his picture of The Nativity, takes the palmof victory from one of the best pictures Rubens ever painted, which hangs opposite toit, in seeming competition with this unrivalled work of our British TWO CHILDREN WITH A JAV IN A CAGE From the collection at lielvoir Cistle By khid permission of His Grace The Dnkc of HIS LIFE AND WORK 21 The same year, 1784, that Peters was presented to the Rectory of Seal ford, he wasappointed Chaplain to the Royal Academy, an honour that may have been influencedby the fact that he already held a similar appointment to the Prince of Wales. Heheld the office, which then carried with it an annual salary of £^0, until 1788. PeterPindar, in his Farewell Odes for ijS6, mentions the artist as being present at theAcademy banquet in this year. He describes how, at the greedy behaviour of theAcademicians, Peters most justly raisd his eyes of wonder. And wanted decently to give them grace; But, bent on venson and turbot plunder, A clattering peal of knives and forks took place; Spoons, plates, and dishes rattling round the table, Producd a new edition of Old Babel. They had no stomach oer a grace t
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