FIKENTSCJIER FIKENTSCHEE, OTTO, born at Aix-la- Chapelle, Feb. 28, 1831, died in Diisseldorf, Nov. 12, 1880. Buttle painter and illus- trator, pupil of Diisseldorf Academy under Theodor Hildebrand ; spent several years in Stuttgart and Munich, then settled in Diis- seldorf. Works: Bliicher saved by his Adjutant at Quatrebras ; Attack of Cuiras- siers at Mars-la-Tour ; French Dragoons Repulsed. Kunst-Chronik, xvi. 122. FILDES, (SAMUEL) LUKE, born in Liverpool, Oct. 14, 1844. Genre painter, pupil of South Ken- sington schools and of Royal Academy. Made many drawings on wood for the Lon- . don Graphic, Corn- hill Magazine, and other periodicals, and illustrated Ihe Last works of Dickens (Edwin Drood) and of Lever. Exhibited his drawing called Night- fall at Royal Academy in 18G8, and his first oil picture, Fair Quiet and Sweet Rest, in 1872. This was followed by Simpletons (1873) ; Applicants for Admission to a ( 'x- nal Ward (1874) ; Betty (1875) ; The Wul- oircr (187G) ; Marianina, Playmates (1877) ; Return of a Penitent (187',)) ; Doubts, Dolly, Venetian Girl (1881) ; (Nina 1882) ; Village Wedding (1883) ; Venetian Life, Venetian Flower Girl (1884) ; Venetians (18S5). Mr. Fildes was elected an A.R.A. in 1879. Mrs. Fildes is also a genre painter. Among her works are : Cottage Door (1877) i Peeling Potatoes (1878). Meynell, 103; Portfolio (1878), 05; Century,' Feb., 1884; Meyer, Conv. Lex., xviii. 319. FILIPEPI, SANDRO. See liollMli. FILIPPI, SKBASTIANO, called Bastian- ino, born in Ferrara in 1532, died there, Aug. 1(5, 1G02. Lombard school. Called also Gratella (Gridiron), from his custom of covering large pictures with crossed lines to reduce them to a small scale. Sou and pu- pil of Camillo Filippi, a painter of some reputation in Ferrara ; went when eighteen years old to Rome, and became a favourite disciple of Michelangelo, of whom he was a weak imitator. His best work is the fresco of the Last Judgment in the Cathedral of Ferrara, now greatly damaged by restora- tion. Works : Raising of the Cross, Cer- tosa ; Madonna with Saints and Annuncia- tion, Ferrara Gallery.- Lanzi, iii. 205 ; Ch. Blanc, Ecole ferraraise ; Burckhardt, 7G1. FILIPPINO. See Lippi, Filippino. FILIPPO, FRA. See Lippi, Filippo. FILIPPO NAPOLITANO. See Anyeli, Filippo d'. FINCHLEY, MARCH TO, William Ho- garth, Foundling Hospital, London. The march of the Guards to Scotland in 1745. While the straggling vanguard are winding away to the horizon, the foreground is filled with the confusion incident to departure. The most prominent figure is a young and handsome Guardsman hopelessly embar- rassed by the rival adieux of two ladies ; a drummer is drowning his grief by a vigor- ous attack on his drum ; an officer kisses a milkmaid, while a soldier pours her milk into his hat, and another steals the pieman's wares while directing his attention to the episode. Painted in 1750 ; engraved by L. Sullivan. The picture was dedicated to the King of Prussia, who made a handsome acknowledgment of the honour. Dobson, Hogarth, 70. FINISTERE, EVENING AT, Jules Bre- ton, John A. Mitchell, Milwaukee, Wis- consin ; canvas, H. about 3 f t. x 4 ft. A party of white-hooded Brittany women near a hamlet at sunset. Painted in 1882 ; Se- ney sale, New York, 1885. FINSONIUS (Finson), LOUIS, born in Bruges about 1580, drowned in the Rhone near Avles in 1032. Flemish school, his- tory and portrait painter ; passed his youth in Italy and followed the school of Caravag- gio. Went to Naples in 1G12, returned to Aix in 1G13, and settled at Aries in 1G14. Good colourist, style vehement, scrupulous observer of material effects. Works : Resur-
