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according as the pattern is; taking inftrudlions alfo from the
variety of Bantam pieces, which differ vaftly from thofe cf Ja-
pan, in the very manner of the draughts, as well as in their
other performance and finiming.
The carved work being cut out clean and fmooth, and fi-
nifhed, and the colours well mixed, lay them into your carved
work, with fine and clean pencils, according as reafon and the
nature of the thing fhall direct.
The colours being laid on and fmifhed, then lay on the gold
on thofe places for which you defign it; which may be either
powder gold or brafs duft, mixed with gum-water; but rather
let it be leaf gold, becaufe it not only looks richeft, but is that
which the Bantam artifts always ufe.
But the gum-water, it is laid with, muft be fomewhat
flronger ; and muft be laid on with a pencil, and, while it is
moift, the gold muft be laid on; being firft cut with a very fharp,
fmooth-edged knife into little pieces, either on a leather culhion,
or on a piece of leather, ftraitly nailed to a board.
Take up the gold with a little cotton, and with the fame
dab it clofe upon the work, and then, if your gum-water is
ftrong, it will look rich and beautiful: Otherwife, if it be weak,
it will appear, as if it were hungry and ftarved, when it is dry.
When all thefe things have been done, clear up the black
with oil, but without touching the colours, left you mould rub
them off" or fully them ; for this is not fecured as the flat Ban-
tam-work is; if any wet mould come to them, the colours
would fpoil and come off".
In this cafe it is beft to leave out the tarnifhing colours, and
only ufe fuch as you may apply the fecuring varnifh'to, with-
out lofs of their fplendor and beauty.
John BAPTIST CASPARS, commonly called Lel/s Bap-
tijl, was born at Antwerp, and was brought up in the fchool
of Thomas Willeborts BofTaert, a difciple of Van Dyck ; com-
ing over into England, in the time of the civil wars, major-
general Lambert took him into his fervice; and, upon the hap-
py reftoration of king Charles II, Sir Peter Lely being received
for his majefty's principal painter, he employed Baptift to paint
his poftures, which he performed very well ; after his death, he
did the like for Mr. Riley, and afterwards for Sir Godfrey
Kneller. This Baptift was a great judge of painting, and like-
wife eminent for his defigns for tapeftry, having been an admi-
rable draughtfman in the academy. He died in London about
fixtv years ago, and lies buried at St. James's.
John BAPTIST MONNOYER, commonly ftiled the
flower-painter, was born at Lille in Flanders, and brought up
at Antwerp. His bufinefs there was hiftory-painting ; but he
Vol. I. D after-
according as the pattern is; taking inftrudlions alfo from the
variety of Bantam pieces, which differ vaftly from thofe cf Ja-
pan, in the very manner of the draughts, as well as in their
other performance and finiming.
The carved work being cut out clean and fmooth, and fi-
nifhed, and the colours well mixed, lay them into your carved
work, with fine and clean pencils, according as reafon and the
nature of the thing fhall direct.
The colours being laid on and fmifhed, then lay on the gold
on thofe places for which you defign it; which may be either
powder gold or brafs duft, mixed with gum-water; but rather
let it be leaf gold, becaufe it not only looks richeft, but is that
which the Bantam artifts always ufe.
But the gum-water, it is laid with, muft be fomewhat
flronger ; and muft be laid on with a pencil, and, while it is
moift, the gold muft be laid on; being firft cut with a very fharp,
fmooth-edged knife into little pieces, either on a leather culhion,
or on a piece of leather, ftraitly nailed to a board.
Take up the gold with a little cotton, and with the fame
dab it clofe upon the work, and then, if your gum-water is
ftrong, it will look rich and beautiful: Otherwife, if it be weak,
it will appear, as if it were hungry and ftarved, when it is dry.
When all thefe things have been done, clear up the black
with oil, but without touching the colours, left you mould rub
them off" or fully them ; for this is not fecured as the flat Ban-
tam-work is; if any wet mould come to them, the colours
would fpoil and come off".
In this cafe it is beft to leave out the tarnifhing colours, and
only ufe fuch as you may apply the fecuring varnifh'to, with-
out lofs of their fplendor and beauty.
John BAPTIST CASPARS, commonly called Lel/s Bap-
tijl, was born at Antwerp, and was brought up in the fchool
of Thomas Willeborts BofTaert, a difciple of Van Dyck ; com-
ing over into England, in the time of the civil wars, major-
general Lambert took him into his fervice; and, upon the hap-
py reftoration of king Charles II, Sir Peter Lely being received
for his majefty's principal painter, he employed Baptift to paint
his poftures, which he performed very well ; after his death, he
did the like for Mr. Riley, and afterwards for Sir Godfrey
Kneller. This Baptift was a great judge of painting, and like-
wife eminent for his defigns for tapeftry, having been an admi-
rable draughtfman in the academy. He died in London about
fixtv years ago, and lies buried at St. James's.
John BAPTIST MONNOYER, commonly ftiled the
flower-painter, was born at Lille in Flanders, and brought up
at Antwerp. His bufinefs there was hiftory-painting ; but he
Vol. I. D after-