BIN, (JEAN BAPTISTE PHILIPPE) ÉMILE, born in Paris, Feb. 10, 1825. History painter; pupil of Gosse, L. Cogniet, and École des Beaux Arts, where he won the 2d prix de Rome in 1850. His principal work has been the decoration of public and private buildings. Medals in 1865, 1869; L. of Honour, 1878. Works: "Peace, do not Grieve" (1861); Orpheus put to Death by Bacchantes (1863); Atalanta and Hippomenes (1864); Perseus and Andromeda (1865), Tours Museum; Hercules killing his Wife and Children while Insane (1866), Nantes Museum; Prometheus Chained (1869), Marseilles Museum; Venus Astarte (1874); Hail Cæsar (1875). He decorated the Poly-*technicon in Zurich (1865-70), many of the ceilings of the Hôtel du Louvre and of the Grand Hotel, Paris.—Vapereau, (1880), 219.
BINCK, JACOB, born in Cologne between
1490 and 1504, died in Königsberg, 1568 or
1569. German school; portrait painter; supposed
to have been at Nuremberg and taught
by Dürer before he visited Italy at an early
age. Included among the Little Masters,
though portrait painting was his chief occupation,
and engraving but an episode in his
career. Appointed court painter to Christian
III. king of Denmark in 1531, he several
times absented himself from Copenhagen in
the service of Albert of Brandenburg, which
he finally entered in July, 1551, and thence-*forward
resided at Königsberg. He employed
himself in planning fortresses and
redoubts, designing monuments, and in
painting the portraits of his friends. Works:
Portraits of Christian III. and Queen Dorothea,
Copenhagen Museum.—Fine Arts
Quarterly (1864), 372; Scott, 115; Kugler
(Crowe), i. 184; W. & W., ii. 491; Allg. d.
Biog., ii. 642; Merlo, 35.
BINDER, JOSEF, born in Vienna, Feb.
15, 1805, died there, April 16, 1863. History
painter; studied in Vienna and in
1827-34 in Munich. Painted at first portraits,
then historical subjects, in which he
excelled. In 1836 he became professor at the
Städel Institute in Frankfort, but returned
to Vienna in 1847; became member of the
Academy in 1848, and professor in 1851.
Works: Elopement of Psyche (1832); Angels'
Watch (1836); Three Magi (1846); Emperor
Albrecht II., Kaisersaal, Frankfort; Madonna;
Conversion of Julian; Door-Keeper of
Heaven; St. Florian; St. Catherine of Siena
visiting poor Family; St. Eustachius Hunting,
Romulus and Remus, Vienna Museum.—Meyer,
Con. Lex., iii. 488; Würzbach, i.
400.
BINET, ADOLPHE GUSTAVE, born at
La Rivière-Saint-Sauveur (Calvados); contemporary.
Genre and portrait painter; pupil
of Gérôme. Medal, 3d class, 1885. Works:
The Omnibus (1881); Avenue des Champs-Élysées,
The Villagers (1882); Idleness, Corner
of the Meadow (1883); Cab-Stand at Quai
de l'Hôtel de Ville, Sand-Loaders at Quai
d'Austerlitz (1884); Timber Wagon at Montrouge,
Les Ânes de Robinson (1885).
BINET, VICTOR JEAN BAPTISTE
BARTHELEMY, born at Rouen; contemporary.
Landscape painter. Medal, 3d
class, 1882. Works: Seine at St. Aubin
(1880); Côte-Pelée (1881); Passing Wave,
Old Road of Arcueil (1882); Corner of
Orchard at St. Aubin-sur-Quillebeuf (1883);
On the Heights of Heurteauville, Morning at
St. Aubin (1884); Old Road near Bicêtre,
September Morning (1885).
BING, VALENTIN, born at Amsterdam,
April 22, 1812. History and genre painter;
pupil of Kruseman; since 1838 his pictures
have met with great success at exhibitions
in Holland. Works: Mark the Evangelist;
Isaac and Rebecca; John the Evangelist;
Woman from Isle of Schockland.—Müller,
52.
BIRCH, THOMAS, born in London,
England, in 1779, died in Philadelphia in
1851. Portrait and marine painter; came
to America in 1793. Painted portraits in
Philadelphia until 1807, when a visit to the
Capes of Delaware turned his attention to
marine painting. He was also successful in
snow-scenes. Works: Engagement between
United States and Macedonian; Engage-
