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172 SCHOLARS AND IMITATORS OF
prototype, but no more; for they are generally feeble, both in
colour, execution, and drawing, as compared with the works
of Poussin.
He was born at Montpelier, in 1616, and died in 1671.
Jaques Stella. This painter was born at Lyons, in 1596,
and received his first instruction in the art from his father,
whom he had the misfortune to lose when young, in conse-
quence of which he went to Italy to complete his studies;
and while thus engaged at Rome, he formed an intimacy with
Nicholas Poussin; to which circumstance may be ascribed the
similarity which, in some few instances, is observable in their
works. This opinion is fully verified by a note in the life
of Poussin, appended to Landon’s Outlines of his Works, to
the sollowing effect:—“ It is this resemblance of manner which
has caused to be attributed sometimes to Stella, and sometimes
to Poussin, the series of pictures illustrative of the Passion of
our Lord. Engraved by Claudine Stella.” This is enough to
show that Stella could, when so disposed, imitate very closely,
the style of Poussin, although the generality of his works is
sufficiently unlike that master’s not to be mistaken.
He died at Paris, in 1647.
Nicholas Colombel was a pupil of Le Sueur; and after
completing his studies under that excellent painter, he went
to Rome for improvement, where he remained several years. It
is not known whether he entered the atellier of Poussin or
not, but many of his pictures sufficiently convince the con-
noisseur that he aimed at an imitation of his style; and it is
said he copied many of his pictures with surprising correct-
ness. There is a picture by his hand in the Louvre, repre-
senting St. Hyacinth, which fully justifies the opinion here
given.
He was born at Rouen, in 1646; and died at Paris, in 1717.
Lemaire. This French painter was born at Demartin, in
1597, and after learning the rudiments of the art under Vignon,
prototype, but no more; for they are generally feeble, both in
colour, execution, and drawing, as compared with the works
of Poussin.
He was born at Montpelier, in 1616, and died in 1671.
Jaques Stella. This painter was born at Lyons, in 1596,
and received his first instruction in the art from his father,
whom he had the misfortune to lose when young, in conse-
quence of which he went to Italy to complete his studies;
and while thus engaged at Rome, he formed an intimacy with
Nicholas Poussin; to which circumstance may be ascribed the
similarity which, in some few instances, is observable in their
works. This opinion is fully verified by a note in the life
of Poussin, appended to Landon’s Outlines of his Works, to
the sollowing effect:—“ It is this resemblance of manner which
has caused to be attributed sometimes to Stella, and sometimes
to Poussin, the series of pictures illustrative of the Passion of
our Lord. Engraved by Claudine Stella.” This is enough to
show that Stella could, when so disposed, imitate very closely,
the style of Poussin, although the generality of his works is
sufficiently unlike that master’s not to be mistaken.
He died at Paris, in 1647.
Nicholas Colombel was a pupil of Le Sueur; and after
completing his studies under that excellent painter, he went
to Rome for improvement, where he remained several years. It
is not known whether he entered the atellier of Poussin or
not, but many of his pictures sufficiently convince the con-
noisseur that he aimed at an imitation of his style; and it is
said he copied many of his pictures with surprising correct-
ness. There is a picture by his hand in the Louvre, repre-
senting St. Hyacinth, which fully justifies the opinion here
given.
He was born at Rouen, in 1646; and died at Paris, in 1717.
Lemaire. This French painter was born at Demartin, in
1597, and after learning the rudiments of the art under Vignon,