Q.66 Painters in the Reign of ^een Elizabeth, 



Peter, all his drawings, limnings, hiflo- 

 rical or otherwife, finifhed, or unfinifhed, 

 of his own handy- works, or in cafe of Pe- 

 ter's death, to any of his other fons that 

 fhoiild follow his profeflion. All the other 

 two parts of his effects, to be fold and 

 equally divided between his fons and a 

 daughter. His other paintings or collec- 

 tions to be fold, allowing his fon Peter to 

 purchafe whatever he pleafed thereof at five 

 fhillings per pound lefs than the true or 

 genuine value of them. His wife he left 

 fole executrix ; his fon Peter and two other 

 gentlemen truftees. 



Hondius, in his colle6bion of artifls of 

 that age, has given the portrait of Oliver, 

 with thefe lines, which are poor enough. 



Ad vivum laetos qui pingis imagine vultus, 

 Olivere, oculos mirifice hi capiunt. 



Corpora quae formas jufto haec exprefla colore, 

 Multum ell, cum rebus convenit ipfc color. 



Vertue found another in a MS. treatife 

 on limning, the author unknown, but the 

 epitaph which follows, was infcribed, '' On. 

 my dear coufin, Mr. Ifaac Oliver.'' 



Qui vultus hominum, vagafque formas 

 Brevi defcribere dc6lus in tabella. 



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