Champlin, John Denison, 1834-1915, Perkins, Charles C. (Charles Callahan), 1823-1886 · New York : C. Scribner's sons · leaf 270
rn at Kensing-ton, Feb. 20, 1779,died there, Nov.25, 1844. Choris-ter boy for severalyears in Westmin-ster Abbey; pupilof John Hoj)p-ner; became aportrait painter,and executed many figure pieces, such asItajihael and the Fornarina (1837), and Mil-ton with his Daughters (1840). But it is asa… … ilSO CALLET genius. The surname of the English Claudewhich has been given to him, and the largeprices obtained for his landscapes since hisdeath, as, for instance, £3,097 and £51-4 j)aidin 1863 at pubUc sales, prove the esteemfelt for his works, in which English sceneryis treated with unaffected…
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