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Munich Academy in 1848-49, and then settled in Stuttgart, where he received the great gold medal, and in 1876 became court-painter. Works: Portraits of King Charles of Würtemberg, Queen Pauline, King William, Queen Olga, King Frederic as Prussian Colonel; numerous portraits and family groups of Stuttgart aristocracy.—Kunst-Chronik, xvii. 42.

ERIGONUS, of Sicyon, about 230 B.C., colour-grinder to Nealces, and afterwards his pupil. Erigonus was the master of Pasias.—Pliny, xxxv. 40 [145].

ERILLUS, Herillus, or Phrylus, painter, about 420 B.C. Mentioned by Pliny (xxxv. 60) as an artist of note.

ERMELS, JOHANN FRANZ, born near Cologne in 1621 or 1641, died in Nuremberg, Dec. 3, 1699. German school; history and landscape painter, pupil in Cologne of Johann Hulsman. At Utrecht he studied the landscapes of Jan Both, and at Nuremberg associated himself with Willem van Bemmel in 1660, and painted the figures in his landscapes. Works: Christ and Samaritan Woman; Resurrection, Ascension (1663), St. Sebaldus, Nuremberg; Landscape with approaching Storm, Landscape in Evening Light, both in Städel Institute, Frankfort; Landscape with Animals, Mannheim Gallery; Landscape with ruined Monument, Vienna Museum; Waterfall, Cologne Museum; Rocky Landscape, Kunsthalle, Hamburg; Landscape in Storm, Oldenburg Gallery.—Allgem. d. Biogr., vi. 231; Merlo, Nachrichten, 110.

ES (Essen), JACOB VAN, born in Antwerp, Oct. 15, 1606, died there, buried March 11, 1666. Flemish school; painter of animal and still life, especially fish and other marine animals; pupil of Omer van Ommen; admitted to guild of St. Luke in 1646. Works: Fruitpiece, Lille Museum; Crabs and Fruit, Oysters and Fish, Nancy Museum; Fruit with Dead Game and Vessels, Antwerp Museum; Fish Market (2), with figures by Jordaens, Museum, Vienna; Breakfast Table, Fruitpiece (1640), Liechtenstein Gallery, ib.; 3 pictures in Madrid Museum; others in Turin, Nancy, Lille, Ghent, Frankfort, and Stockholm Museums.—Allgem. d. Biogr., vi. 336; Biog. nat. de Belgique, vi. 695; Kramm, ii. 442; Michiels, x. 420; Van den Branden, 1108.

ESBRATT, NOEL RAYMOND, born in Paris in 1809, died there in 1856. Landscape painter, pupil of Wattelet and Lethière. Medals: 3d class, 1844; 2d class, 1847. Works: Lake of Brienz (1844); Banks of the Seine near Caudebec (1847), Ministry of the Interior; Fountain near Bourbonne (1842); View in the Park of Eu (1845); Valley of the Nièvre (1848); A Watering Place for Horses (1852); Visit of Napoleon III. to Sologne (1853), ordered by State; Pasture, Mouth of the Somme.—Larousse.

ESCALANTE, JUAN ANTONIO, born at Cordova in 1630, died in Madrid in 1670. Spanish school; pupil of Francisco Rizi, but imitated Tintoretto. Painted historical and religious compositions. Works: Holy Family, Child Jesus and St. John, Abigail, Triumph of Faith over the Senses, Madrid Museum; St. Joseph and Infant Christ, Hermitage, St. Petersburg; Fortune-Teller, Hague Museum.—Stirling, iii. 1026; Viardot, 289; Madrazo, 395.

ESCALIER, NICOLAS (FELIX), born in Paris; contemporary. Architecture, figure, and portrait painter, pupil of André and Delaunay. Medal, 2d class, 1884. Works: Interior of St. Mark's, Venice, do. of San Miniato, Florence (1873); The first Model (1875); Doge Dandolo the Elder (1876); Decorative Panel (1878); A Surprise for the Inhabitants of the Rialto, Venice (1881); A happy Occurrence (1884); Andante (1885). Frescos in Palazzo Lubia, Venice (1873).

ESCALLIER, Mme. ELÉONORE, born at Poligny (Jura); contemporary. Still-life