326 president's address. 



CuNDY, Thomas, the younger (1790-1867), son of the above, 

 also a noted architect and associated with his fatlier in many 

 of his worlcs. 



CuNDY, James (1792-1826), second son of Thomas Cundy the 

 ekler, was a sculptor of great promise. He exhibited " Eve 

 supplicating Adam " in 1818, and met with an accident in 

 1826, from which he died. 



Fox, Charles (1749-1809), born at Falmouth. He began life as 

 a bookseller, but later turned his attention to art, practising 

 both landscape and portraiture. He was a celebrated 

 Eastern scholar and published translations from the Persian. 

 Proofs of his humour and accurate observations of character 

 are to be found in his Cornish dialogues printed by Polwhele 

 and others. 



Lane, Jofin Bryant (1788-1868), born in Cornwall. Exhibited 

 some pretentious works at the Royal Academy from 1808 to 

 1813, and then went to Pome, where, during the next 

 fifteen years, he was chiefly employed on an ambitious 

 picture " The Vision of Joseph," which proved a failure. 



Opie, John, R.A. (1 761-1807 j, born at St. Agnes, of whom I shall 

 speak presently. 



Opie, or Oppey, Master, born in Cornwall, in no way connected 

 with the P A. In the catalogue of the Incorporated Society 

 of Artists, 1780, he and his works are thus described, 

 "Master Oppe}^, Penryn, A Boy's Head, an instance of 

 genius not having seen a picture." This head is said to 

 have been expressive and well coloured, and to have 

 attracted attention on its merits. The painter died young 

 in 1785. 



Philp, James George (1816-1885), born at Falmouth. First 

 exhibited at the Poyal Academy in 1846. Chiefly painted 

 in water colours. 



PiDDiNG, Henry James (1797-1864) was the son of a Cornish 

 lottery-office keeper. He attained some note by his 

 paintings of humorous subjects from domestic life. Several 

 of his pictures were engraved, some by his own hand in 

 mezzotint. His best known works are the " Gaming Poom 

 at Homburg," and " Greenwich pensioners." 



