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Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)

SIR PETER, an Anglo-Dutch , Westphalia, in Anglo-Du painter; born in Soest in London in 1641 and Westphalia, 1617. He settled , having hitheron in 1641 took to portrait painting and historical subhaving hith to essayed landscapes by historical jects. He was employed successively , and Charles II. successively Charles I., Cromwell of Vandyck he was the d Charles From the death ck ne we fron- first painter of the day in England down England d to the arrival of Kneller. His best apart from portraits of his Her. His known pieces, are the beauties of the portraits of royal patrons, II. at Hampton Court. canties of court of Charles , England, Nov. 30, Lampton Co He died in London land, Nov. 1680. ÉLIE LEMAÎTRE, FRANCOIS COIS E JULES (le-matr'), a French dramatist; ach drama born in Vennecy (Loiret), France, April 27, 1853. He was Roman grown Catholic up. the author of five volumes of literary pril biographies, "Contemporaries" (1885-1895) Armenian -ol- Roma . He was for many years dramatic critic churches. The op- Arme of the "Journal des Débats." His début ny church as a dramatist was made at the the Greek Jes gre Odéon with "La Revoltée" (1889), followed as the by "Deputy Leveau" (1890); "Bertrade style in Catholic Armenian ," Cathol "The Kings" (1893), and "The Pardon" (1895). He is the author of two volumes of poems, Medallions" ( 14th century. the national Joseph II., with " 1880) and "Petites Orientales" (1882); " volumes and -Joseph Corneille and Aristotle's Poetics" (1888); " Myrrha: Stories" (1894). Died, Paris, literature. Aug. 6, 1914. literatu in flax, hemp in flex, cultural products