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1791, he was made an Associate of the Academy, though under the age 
limit required by law. After the death of Reynolds, the following year, 
he was appointed painter to the King. He was elected a Royal Academi- 
cian in 1794, was knighted in 1815, and at the death of Benjamin West, in 
1820, was unanimously elected President of the Academy. He was also 
a member of many foreign academies, including St. Luke at Rome, and in 
1825 was made a Chevalier of the Legion of Honor. From 1787 to 1830, 
he contributed 31 1 pictures to the exhibitions of the Royal Academy. 
PORTRAIT OF LADY ESSEX AS JULIET. 
On canvas, 57 H., 40^ W. 
Luini, Bernardino. 
Born in Luino, on the Lago Maggiore, Italy, about 1460; died, about 
1535. He was a pupil of Stefano Scotto, but in the middle part of his 
career became a follower of Leonardo da Vinci. His early works bear no 
trace of Leonardo’s style, and his late productions evince much originality, 
with Leonardo’s manner for a basis. There is the same taste in his com- 
position and design, the same peculiarity of color and extraordinary relief; 
and it requires an intimate acquaintance with the works of Leonardo to 
discriminate between them. He worked in the churches of Milan and the 
neighboring towns. Milan, Saronno, and Lugano still possess his best 
pictures, which for sweetness and depth of feeling are unrivalled. Of his 
fresco paintings, the principal are the Christ crowned with Thorns , in the 
Collegio del S. Sepolcro, those in the choir of the Monastero Maggiore at 
Milan, and those at Saronno. 
MADONNA AND CHILD. 
On panel, 56^ H., 49K W. 
Mayer, Frank Blackwell. 
Born, Baltimore, Md., Dec. 27, 1827; died, July 28, 1899. Studied under 
Alfred J. Miller in Baltimore, and Gleyre and Brion in Paris; subsequently 
settled in Annapolis, Md. Portrait and genre painter, and made a large 
series of life studies of Indian types and character. Exhibited at Paris 
Salons between 1864 and 1869, and in New York, Philadelphia, Washington, 
and Baltimore. Received a medal and diploma at the Centennial Exhibi- 
tion of 1876, and a medal from the Maryland Institute. His paintings are 
to be found in many private collections. 
INDEPENDENCE. 
On card board, 12 H., 16 W. 
