2 1 o Painting under Edward VI . and Mary . 



the intended bride of Philip. They gave 

 him one hundred pounds, a gold chain, and 

 a penfion of one hundred pounds a quarter 

 as painter to their majefties. He made 

 various portraits of the queen j * one was 

 fent by cardinal Granvelle to the emperor, 

 who ordered two hundred florins to An- 

 tonio. He remained in England during the 

 reign of Mary, and was much employed, 

 but having neglected, as is frequent, to 

 write the names on the portraits he drew, 

 mod of them have loft part of their value, 

 by our ignorance of the perfons reprefent- 

 ed. The pooreft performers have it in their 

 power to add fo much merit to their works, 

 as can be conferred by identifying the fub- 

 jedts, which would be a little reparation to 

 the curious world, though fome families 

 fhould mifs imaginary anceftors. 



On the death of the queen. More follow- 



* In king Charles's coUeclion was a miniature in oil 

 of this queen by Antonio More, painted on a round gold 

 plate, in blue flowered velvet and gold tifTue with 

 fleeves of fur, two red rofes and a pair of gloves in her 

 hand ; the very fame drefs of her pidlure at the duke 

 of Bedford's at Woburn." The miniature was a prefent 

 to the king from the earl of Suffolk. 



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