(Royal Academy, 1875), the Queen; Fishing-Boats in the Bay of Fundy; Shipwreck off Nantucket; Light-house in St. John Harbour; Fishing-Boats getting under Way; July Afternoon off Round Hill Light, Fishing Craft among the Bergs (1882); Fishing Craft at Sunset—Coast of Labrador (1883); Quiet Afternoon in Straits of Belle Isle, Return of Labrador Fishing Boats (1884).—Art Journal (1873), 225.
BRAEKELEER, FERDINANDUS DE,
born in Antwerp, Feb. 19, 1792, died there,
May 16, 1883. History and genre painter;
pupil of the Antwerp Academy, and of M.
I. van Brée; obtained the great prize in
1819, and studied three years in Rome,
where he painted historical subjects in
the style of David; after his return devoted
himself to genre subjects, especially
family scenes. He has educated many pupils
who have attained fame. Order of
Leopold; Member of Antwerp Academy,
and director of Antwerp Museum. Works:
Healing of Tobias, Esau and Isaac, Citadel
of Antwerp, Day after Surrender, Countess
of Lalaing at Defence of Dornick, Happy
Domestics, Golden Wedding (Brussels Museum),
Domestic Quarrel, Matrimonial
Peace, Jan Steen on the Ice, Love Declaration,
St. Thomas' Day, Village School; Defence
of Antwerp in 1576 (1837), Death of
Count Frédéric de Mérode, Antwerp Museum;
Defence of Antwerp against Duc
d'Alençon in 1583; Quarrel after Dinner,
The Husband's Toilet (1852), National Gallery,
Berlin; Happy Family, Unhappy Family
(1852), Corcoran Gallery, Washington.—Larousse,
ii. 1186; Müller, 73.
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BRAEKELEER, HENRI DE, born in Antwerp, contemporary. Genre painter; son and pupil of Ferdinandus de B. Medals at Brussels (1872), Vienna (1873); honourable mention, Paris (1880); Order of Leopold. Studio in Antwerp. Works: Interior of Chapel in St. James' Church, Antwerp; Interior of St. Hubert's Chapel in same church; The Tailor; Manufacturer of Matches.—Larousse.
BRAEMAR, Sir Edwin Landseer, C. F. H.
Bolckow, Marton Hall, Middlesborough,
England. Scene in Braemar, Highlands,
Aberdeenshire, Scotland. A magnificent
stag, with a group of does around him,
stands in the mist on the brow of a hill,
bellowing defiance to the hunter, or to other
males of his own kind; a rabbit appears in
the grass. Royal Academy, 1857. Bought
for £5000.
BRAITH, ANTON, born at Biberach,
Würtemberg, in 1836. Animal painter;
pupil of Art School, Stuttgart, and from
1860 of Munich Academy. Gold medal,
Munich, 1869. Works: Cows in the Woods
(1865); Cows in Cabbage-Field (1868); Yoke
of Oxen (1870), Kunsthalle, Hamburg; Cattle
returning Home (1871); Sheep Resting
(1871); Flock of Sheep in the Woods (1872);
Herd at the Brook (1873); Herd overtaken
by Storm (1874); Flock of Sheep by a Dead
Hare (1875); Goatherd on Mountain Lake
(1879); Cattle, W. Mason, Taunton, Mass.;
Cattle, E. D. Morgan, N. Y.—Müller, 73;
Illustr. Zeitg. (1870), ii. 50; (1877), i. 201.
BRAKENBURGH, RICHARD, born in
Haarlem, baptized May 22, 1650, died
there, Dec. 28, 1702. Dutch school; genre
painter; pupil of Hendrik Mommers; joined
the guild of Haarlem in 1687. Influence
of Adrian van Ostade apparent in his pictures.
Works: Tavern Interior (1692), Bordeaux
Museum; Children's Festival (1698),
Brussels Museum; Interior with Peasants
drinking and smoking, Amsterdam Museum;
Sick-room, Rotterdam Museum; Company
in Peasant's Room (1689), Brunswick
Museum; two pictures (1698), Hanover
Gallery; Young Peasant with Bottle, Dresden
Gallery; Party of Jovial Peasants, Festival
of the Beans (1690), Vienna Museum;
Two Artist's Studios, Windsor Castle, Eng-
