PAINTERS AND ENGRAVERS.
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CUITT, George, the elder, was bom at Moul- ton, in Yorkshire, in 1743, and having shown a natural taste for drawing- and design was sent to Italy at the expense of Sir Lawrence Dundas, whose family had already been painted by him. He studied earnestly for six years at Rome, and also pursued landscape painting, a branch of art that was more congenial to his tastes. He re- turned to England in 1775, and in 1776 he exhibited at the Royal Academy ' The Infant Jupiter fed with goat's milk and honey.' He afterwards exhibited portraits and landscapes, his last contribution being in 1798. Owing to frequent attacks of low fever he was unable to reside in London, and he finally settled at Richmond in Yorkshire. Here he found constant employment in the commissions given him by gentlemen whose parks and residences were in his neighbourhood. His death occurred in 1818. His portraits are elaborately finished, although very thinly painted, whilst his earlier landscapes show much ability and feeling in their execution.
CUITT, George, the younger, the only son of the painter of the same names, was bom at Richmond, in Yorkshire, in 1779. He followed his father's profession from his youth, and added to it the art of etching, which he developed with great success, being induced to do so by a careful study of Piranesi's ' Roman Antiquities.' He went to Chester, where he became a teacher of drawing, and published, in 1810 and 1811, 'Six Etchings of Saxon and other Buildings remaining at Chester,' ' Six Etchings of Old Buildings in Chester,' and ' Six Etchings of Picturesque Buildings in Chester,' and, in 1815, five etchings for a ' History of Chester.' About 1820, having realized a certain competence by his labours, he retired from the more active duties of his profession, and built himself a house at Masham,near Richmond, from whence he published his 'Yorkshire Abbeys,' and in 1848 his collected works, under the title of ' Wanderings and Pencillings amongst the Ruins of Olden Times.' These etchings exhibit considerable talent, verve, originality, and truth. His death occurred at Masham in 1854.
CULMBACH, Hans von. See Foss.
CUMING, William, flourished at Dublin in the early part of the 19th century, and in 1823 was one of the three artists chosen by their fellows to elect the remaining eleven who formed the nucleus of the Royal Hibernian Academy. He was chiefly esteemed for his female portraits.
CUNDIER, Jacques, a French engraver, born in 1691, was a native of Aix. There are by him a large number of portraits which bear dates ranging between 1717 and 1727.
CUNEGO, DoMENico, an Italian designer and engraver, was born at Verona in 1727, and died at Rome in 1794. He was instructed in the art of painting by Ferrari, but devoted himself after- wards entirely to engxaving. His copien from the works of the Italian masters gained him a great reputation, and his plates are distinguished for their deep appreciation of the original, excellence of design, and beauty of execution. He engraved several portraits of the royal family of Prussia ; and was employed by Mr. Hamilton to engrave some of the plates for his ' Schola Italica.' Cunego afterwards came to England, and engraved some plates for Boydell's collection. Among many others we have the following engravings by this artist :
SnBJECTS FOR HAMILTON'S ' SCHOLA ITALICA.'
Three subjects of the Creation, from the Sistuje Chapel ; after llichelajigelo. Raphael's Mistress, called ' La Foruarina ' ; afttr Raphael. Galatea ; from the picture iu tlie Barberini Palace ; after the same. Gauymede; after Titian. Head of the Magdalen ; after Gniilo. The Prodigal Sou ; after Gitereino. The Birth of St. John the Baptist ; after L. Carracei. Galatea, from the Famese Gallery ; after Ayostino CarJ'acct. Apollo and Silenus ; after Jnniba/e Carracei. St. Cecilia receiving the Palm of Martyrdom ; after Domenichino.
SUBJECTS AFTER VARIOUS MASTERS.
Portrait of Raphael Meugs; after Menys. 1778. The Virgin and Infant ; after the same. Five sheets after Paintings iu the Library of the Vatican ; after the .^ame. The History of Achilles and Hector ; five plates ; after G. Hamilton. The Virgin and Infant ; after Correggio. The Entombment ; after Raphael. The Annunciation, the Visitation, the Nativity, the Circumcision, the Adoration of the Magi, and the Presentation iu the Temple ; six plates ; after Dovtenichiiio. 1779. Rinaldo and Arniida ; after Guercino. A set of thirteen plates of Ruins ; after C/<!ri.':seau. Musical Assemblies and Conversation Pieces , after Niccolb dell' Ahhatc. Portrait of Cardinal de Bernis ; after A . Callet. Portrait of Emmauuel de Rohan ; after Faliri. 1776.
CUNEGO, GlCSErPE, the younger son of Domenico Cunego, was born at Verona in 1760, and, like his brother, was instructed by his father. By this artist we have the following plates of landscapes :
Four Italian Landscapes, with figures ; after F. de Capo. Eight Landscapes; afterthepicturesby G'rt.<^)rtr(i Foussin, in the Colouna Palace.
CUNEGO, LuiGl, the elder son and pupil of Domenico Cunego, was bom at Verona in 1760. He chiefly resided at Leghorn. We have by him a few plates, of which the following are the principal :
The Statue of the Apollo Belvedere. St. Margaret ; after Gnercino. The Persian Sibyl; after the same. Mary Magdalene ; after Guido.
CUNINGHAM, William, was a physician, who practised at Norwich about 1559, when he published his work called ' The Cosmographical Glasse,' which contained many woodcuts, as well as a bird's-eye map of Norwich, the whole engraved by himself.
CUNNINGHAM, Edward Francis, (sometimes called Kelso or Calze,) was sprung from a good Scotch family, and is said to have been born at Kelso about 1742. His father, having been implicated in the attempt of the Pretender in 1745, was obliged to fly from Scotland to the Continent, and took his son with him. Cunningham studied art with much perseverance at Parma, Rome, Venice, and Paris. He is said to have assumed the cognomen of 'Calze' in Italy. Soon after his arrival in Paris he inherited the family estates, and shortly afterwards a second bequest fell to hia share ; but being dissipated and extravagant he speedily ran through all his money, and was then
induced to follow the Duchess of Kingston to
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