Bryan's dictionary of painters and engravers (1903)
Bryan, Michael, 1757-1821, Williamson, George Charles, 1858-1942 · New York : Macmillan · leaf 294
in, who employed him inrestoring old i>ictures, and in copying the works ofBerchem and Wouwcrman. In 1770 ho went tothe Hague and to Uottcrdaui, where ho improvedhimself by study of the old masters. In 1773 hereturned to Cassel ami began to paint portraits,working at the same time on copies from… … PAINTERS AND ENGRAVERS. eluding one of the Queen of Prussia ; in 1779 hewent as a pensioner of the Court of Hesse to Rome,where he studied Raphael and the antique. In1781 he was in Switzerland making drawings forLavater. In 1782 the Duke of Gotha providedhim with funds for a visit to Rome, and he…
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