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sacrificed his higher hopes in art to carry it on. He died in Edinburgh, March 30, 1859.

LLOYD, Mrs. Maby, R.A., flower painter. See Moser, Mabt, R.A.

LOAT, Samuel, architect Was a stu- dent at the Royal Academy and in 1827 gained the gold medal for his design for a National Gallery. He was awarded the travelling studentship, and went to Rome in the following year ; returning in 1832. he exhibited that year a design for an Italian palace", after which there are no traces of his art.

LOCHNER, W.C., architect. He studied in the Royal Academy Schools, and first exhibited some designs at the Academy in 1803 and 1804, and in 1805 gained the gold medal for his * Design for a Villa.' In 1808 he exhibited a design for a * Triumphal Building ;' and in 1810, in conjunction with J. H. Good, he was awarded the first premium for his design for Bethlehem Hospital, in St. George's Fields, which he exhibited in that year, his last contribution to the Royal Academy.

LOCKE, William (of Norbury Park), amateur. He was distinguished as a col- lector and the associate of artists. He was at Rome in 1760, and brought to this coun- try the ' Discobulus,' ' Aicibiades's Dog,' and the ' St. Ursula,' by Claude, now m the National Gallery. He died October 5, 1810, aged 78.

LOCKE, William (of Norbury Park), amateur. Son of the foregoing, educated at the Rev. W. Gilpin's school at Cheam. He painted several allegorical subjects. He is best known by a ' Death of Wolsey,' which is engraved. Madame d'Arblay records in her Diary — * Mr. W. Locke, ma'am,' said Mrs. Delany (addressing the Queen), ' I understand is now making the same wonderful progress in painting that he has done before in drawing.' * I have seen some of his drawings,' said the Queen, ' which were charming.' This was in 1785, when he was 18 years old. There is by him a good allegorical design, the nude figures well drawn, engraved dv Legatt, as a frontispiece to Webb's * Memorials,' 1802. Fuseli, R.A., inscribed to him his 'Lectures on Painting.' Captain Locke, of the same family, an amateur of much talent, was drowned on the Lake of Como, April 15, 1832, aged 28.

LOCKE Y, Rowland, portrait painter. He practised at the end of the 16th century. He was a pupil of Hilliard, ' was skilful m limning, and in oil-works and perspectives,' and is reputed (see Nichols's ' History of Leicestershire) ' to have painted in one table,

  • portraits of Sir John More, ajudge of the

Court of King's Bench, temp. Henry VIII., and of his wife, and of Sir Thomas More, lord chancellor, his son and his wife, and of all the lineal neirs male descended from 274

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them, together with each man's wife, unto that present year living,' a description which appears to resemble the well-known group generally attributed to Holbein.

LOCK IE, Nicholas, portrait painter. Practised in the reign of Queen Elizabeth. A portrait by him of King, bishop of Lon- don, who died in 1621, is engraved by Simon Passe.

LOCKLEY, David, engraver. Prac- tised early in the 18th century, but did not attain any excellence. There is a large plate by him of the new church in the Strand. He also engraved portraits.

LODGE, John, engraver. Practised in the last half of the 18th century, and both drew and engraved with some spirit, but in a slight, unfinished manner. He died April 4, 1796.

LODGE, William, amateur. Was born at Leeds, July 4, 1649, the son of a mer- chant, from whom he inherited an estate of 300/. a year. He was educated at Jesus College, Cambridge, and was afterwards a law student at Lincoln's Inn. He ac- companied Lord Bellasis on his embassy to Venice, and translated there Barri s 'Viaggio Pittoresco.' published in 1679, with portraits etched by himself. He also etched several drawings of views which he had made in his travels, and some views of London, York, and other places. On his return to England he etchea some portraits, and also assisted Dr. Lister in drawings of natural history, which were presented to the Royal Society, among them 34 different species of spiders. He was the friend of Francis Place, with whom he made long sketching excursions. He died at Leeds, August 27, 1689. On carrying him to the grave, the hearse broke down near Hare- wood, and so he.was buried in the church there.

LOG G AN, David, draftsman and en- graver. Was born at Dantzic about 1630. He had some instruction there from the younger De Passe, and afterwards in Hol- land, under Hondius. He came to England before the Restoration, and made himself known in London by his drawings. Later, he went to Oxford, where he matriculated as University engraver, and published in 1672. drawn ana engraved by himself, 'Haoitus Academicorum Oxoniae a Doc- tore usque ad Servientem ; ' and in 1675, 'Oxonia Illustrata,' in 44 plates. This latter work the University granted him a license for selling for 15 years. He then went to Cambridge, where he stayed some time, drew the colleges, and published, in 1688, ' Cantabrigia Illustrata.' He appears to have had a little dealing in pictures. He drew portraits in black-lead with great delicacy and truth, and was the best por- trait engraver of nis time. He engraved the illustrations for Morrison's ' History of