president's address. 325 



mention tliat lie executed a bust of my father-in-law, Mr. 

 John Benjamin Smith, which is in my possession. 



CoNDY or CuNDY, NICHOLAS (1793-1857), horn at Torpoiut. 



Condy was originally a soldier and served in the Peninsula. 

 He retired oa half j^ay in 1818 and devoted himself to art. 

 He chiefly produced small water colours on tinted paper, 

 about 8x5, which he sold at jorices ranging from 15/- to a 

 guinea. 



Condy, Nicholas Matthews (1818 51), son of the above, was a 

 professor of painting at Exeter, exhibited sea pieces at the 

 Eoyal Academy which gave hopes of a distinguished career. 

 He died prematurely when aged only 33. 



Cook, Samuel (1806-59), born at Camelford. 



He was apprenticed at the age of nine and had to feed a 

 machine, called a "scribbler" with wool. During the 

 intervals of his labour he amused himself by drawing with 

 chalk upon the factory floor, to the annoyance of his 

 employers, one of whom told him ' ' he would never be fit 

 for anything but a limner." He worked hard and in 1830 

 sent some of his work to the New Society of Painters in 

 Water Colours, which obtained him admission into that 

 body. 



Cristall, Joshua (1767-1847), born at Camborne. 



He began life witli a china dealer and then became a china 

 painter in a Burslem potterj', living in great hardship. It 

 is said that he serioush^ injured his health by trying to live 

 for a year on nothing else but potatoes and water. At the 

 foundation of the Society of Painters in Water Colours, he 

 first publicly exhibited his works, and in 1821 was elected 

 its first president, an office he held for 11 yeai's. He is 

 regarded as one of the founders of the English school of 

 water colours. 



CuNDY, Thomas, the elder ^1765-1825), born at St. Dennis, near 

 St. Austell. Went to London when 21 years of age and 

 gained a great reputation as an architect. Among the 

 imjDortant buildings either built or altered by him are 

 Hawarden Castle, Zion House, Northumberland House, 

 Wytham, and Burton Constable. 



