1805.] 
he took Jodgings, and entered himfelf a can- 
didate for public favour. In the year 1770, 
he married Mifs Faden, daughter of Mr. Fa- 
den, a Printer, in London, who ftill furvives 
him, and by whom he has left three fons and 
fourdaughters. He at this time took a houfe 
in Mortimer-{treet, and continued perfevering 
in the exercife of his profetlion 
he changed his manner, and rapidly acquired 
a richnefs of ftyle, with a delicacy of colour- 
ing peculiar to crayons and admirably adapted 
to the pourtraying of femaie beauty, by 
which he eftablifhed his fame as the firft 
artift in that line, and continued without a 
competitor in it patil his death. In the 
courfe of twelve months from this time, ne 
was elected an Affociate of the Royal Aca- 
demy, and foon afterwards his bufinefs in- 
creafed ro fuch a degree, that he was kept in 
conftant employment with his crayon, and 
painted an exceedimg great number of por. 
traits. In 1789 he was feleéted to paint Dr. 
Willis for His Majefty, and executed his 
tafk in a manner which gave'the highett fa- 
tisfaftion, and was the means of his being in- 
troduced to the Royal family. The Queen 
fat to bim fhortly afterwards, as alfo the 
Prince of Wales, the Jatter of whom he had 
the honour of painting feveral times. In 
this year alfo he was chofen a Royal Acade- 
Mician ; a diftin&tion fo much the more flat- 
tering, as it was beftowed on him without 
his having folicited a ingle vote. In the au- 
tumn, finding his family increafing, he re- 
moved to Newman-ftreet; and his honours 
increafing with it, he was appointed crayon 
painter to the King, and not long after to 
the Prince, and the Duke of York. In 
1793, he advanced his prices: and about 
1796 was preferred to execute a portrait of 
the Princeis of Wales, with the infant 
Prineefs Charlotte on her. knee, which 
was fent as a prefent to the Duchefs of Brunf- 
wick, and was the firft likenefs of her Royal 
Highnefs which was taken in this kingdom. 
His portrait of Lady Grantly was a produc- 
tion of great merit—but perhaps that of Mrs. 
Fitzherbert ranks as his chef d’ceuvre.——T he 
latter was engraved by Collier, in his beft 
manner, and aftords a fpecimen of the united, 
excellence of the painter and the engraver, — 
Collier alfo engraved thofe of their Majetties, 
and the Prince of Wales, mentioned above. 
At the urgent folicitations of his friends in 
the neighbourhood of Leeds, Mr. Ruflel vi- 
fited that place in 1801, and met with great 
fuccefs in his profeflion. {In September, 
1804, he accepted an invitation to Hull where 
he ipent a few months—-and returned in Oc- 
tober of the following year. During hip re- 
fidence there he executed a confiderable num- 
ber of portraits; amongft which mutt be par- 
ticularly noticed thofe of Francis Conftable 
ef{g. of Burton Conttable: and Major General 
Mackenzie. “The latter of thefe he did not 
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About 1777, 
Fohn Rufel, Efy.—Rev. eatin Barfield. 463 
live to finith, Nature had for fome time 
been fenfibly decaying, when he was attack- 
ed by a typhus fever, which in a few weeks 
_terminated his life, on the 2oth of April, 
1806, in the 63d year of hisage. LBefides the 
Portraits already mentioned, Mr, Ruffel exe- 
cuted many fancy pieces, of which the fol- 
lowing deferve particular notice:—‘* Smo- 
ker”? and ‘* Martha Gunn,” the two Bathers 
of Brighton, both in the pofledion of the 
Prince of Wales. A ‘*Boy blowing bub- 
bles,” and an §* Orphan Girl,” The laf (in 
oil) was painted in Hull, and in the graceful 
turn of the neck and arms, and the exprefiion 
of the face, perhaps does not yield to any of 
his performances, Wotwithftanding Mr. 
Roffel’s continued employment with the 
crayoa, he attained no {mall celebrity by his 
Selenographia, or model -of the moony 
which was begun in 1725, and occupied the 
whole of his leifure till completed in 
1797. At the time of his death he had 
finifhed an elaborate view of the moon in 
a complete ftate of illumination; and was 
confiderably advanced in another which would 
have brought his undertaking to a conclufion. 
The great utility of this mafterly work, to 
the fciences connected with Aftronomy, has 
been acknowledged by thofe perfons, beft 
able to appreciate its value; and itis to be 
hoped, 
his talents and ingenuity, will bea fource of 
honourable profit to his family. His youngeft 
fon, Mr. William Ruffel, continues the pro 
fefiion at the houfe in Newman-ftreet. 
At Enfield, after a few days illnefs, much 
lamented, the Rey. Abraham Barfield, mis 
nifter of the protefant diffenting congrega- 
tion in Baker-ftreet. He had been edu- 
cated for the miniftry, at Homerton, under 
the Rev. Mr. Fell and Dr. Fifher, and was 
ordained firft paftor of a church of Chrift at 
Afhwell, Herts, in 1797, where his exemplary 
conduét, his faithful and affectionate labours 
are well remembered. He removed to Ba- 
ker-ftreet, Enfield, June 1804. His amiable 
and ingenious manners, his affectionate dif- 
pofition, his fincere benevolence, and fer- 
vent piety, claimed univerfal refpeét. As a_ 
preacher, he was eafy and accurate in 
ftyle, peculiarly interefling in addrefs, and 
truly evangelical in fentiment ; ftudying ‘to 
tpprove himfelf, a good flewatdl rightly! dis 
viding the word of truth. The ways of Pro- 
vidence are inferutable: in the 55th year of 
his age his devotional fervices on earth were 
ended, and he was fuddenly called to res 
ceive the plandit of his beloved Saviour, 
«¢ well done good and faithful fervant enter 
thou into the joy of thy Lord,” May all 
whe had the bleiing ef fitting under his mi- 
nitry, or of enjoying the benefit of his focies 
ty and friendihip, hear and attend to the 
voice of God, to powerfully {peaking in this 
affecting bereavement! May they be “allo 
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