em not to bathe in this, for if they did, they would die
before the year was out. They laughed at their monitors and bathed; but
sure enough were both "clods of the valley" before the twelvemonth had
expired.--_Journal of the Geographical Society_, Part 2.

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Fine Arts.

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CELEBRATED PAINTERS BORN AT ANTWERP.

Alexander Adriansen, born 1625, excelled in Fruit, Flowers, Fish, and
Still Life; John Asselyn, 1610, Landscapes and Battles; Jacques Backer,
1530, History; Francis Badens, 1571, History and Portraits; Hendrick Van
Balen, 1560, History and Portraits; John Van Balen, 1611, History,
Landscapes, and Boys; Cornelius Biskop, 1630, Portraits and History;
John Francis Van Bloemen, called Orizzonte, 1656, Landscape; Peter Van
Bloemen, Battles, Encampments, and Italian Markets; Norbert Van Bloemen,
1672, Portraits and Conversations; Balthasar Vanden Bosch, 1675,
Conversations and Portraits; Peter Van Breda, 1630, Landscapes and
Cattle; John Van Breda, 1683, History, Landscapes, and Conversations;
Charles Breydel, called Cavalier, 1677, Landscapes; Francis Breydel,
1679, Portraits and Conversations; Paul Bril, 1554, Landscapes, large
and small; Elias Vanden Broek, 1657, Flowers, Fruit, and Serpents;
Abraham Brueghel, called the Neapolitan, 1692, Fruit and Flowers; Denis
Calvart, 1555, History and Landscapes; Joseph, or Joas Van Cleef,
History and Portraits; Henry and Martin Van Cleef, brothers, Henry
painted Landscapes, and Martin History; Giles Corgnet, called Giles of
Antwerp, 1530, History, grotesque; Egidius, or Gillies Coningsloo, or
Conixlo, 1544, Landscapes; Gonzalo Coques, 1618, Portraits and
Conversations; John Cosiers, 1603, History; Gasper de Crayer, 1585,
History and Portraits; Jacques Denys, 1645, History and Portraits;
William Derkye, History; John Baptist Van Deynum, 1620, Portraits in
Miniature, and History in Water Colours; Peter Eykens, 1599, History;
Francis Floris, called the Raphael of Flanders, 1520, History; James
Fouquieres, 1580, Landscapes; Sebastian Franks, or Vranx, 1571,
Conversations, History, Landscapes, and Battle Pieces; John Baptist
Franks, or Vranx, 1600, History and Conversations; John Fytt, 1625, Live
and Dead Animals, Birds, Fruit, Flowers, and Landscapes; William Gabron,
Still Life; Abraham Genoels, 1640, Landscapes and Portraits; Sir
Balthasar Gabier, 1592, Portrait in Miniature; Gillemans, 16