1 6 ANIMAL PAINTERS 



it may be mentioned, was a brother of George 

 Basevi, the architect. 



Henderson did not practise as a barrister. 

 Having " eaten his dinners " he set out with his 

 father on a prolonged tour through France and 

 Spain. We recognise the fruit of his continental 

 travels in some of his pictures ; it was thus that he 

 obtained the knowledge of French horses, their 

 harness, trappings and accessories of coaching, 

 which he turned to such good account at a later 

 date. 



In 1829, being then twenty-six years of age, he 

 married Charlotte, daughter of Charles William By, 

 cousin of Lieut.-Col. John By, of the Royal En- 

 gineers. Colonel By is remembered as the con- 

 structor of the Rideau Canal and the founder of 

 Ottawa, which city was known after him as Bytown 

 until 1858, when it was made the capital of the 

 Dominion. A considerable portion of the land on 

 which Ottawa stands was Colonel By's property, 

 and on the death of Mrs. By it went to their 

 children. 



Charles Cooper Henderson's marriage with Miss 

 By was contracted against the wishes of his 

 father, who forthwith disinherited him. Being thus 

 thrown upon his own resources, he ignored the 

 profession for which he had qualified, preferring 

 to depend for a livelihood on his brush. For 



