E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Scene Painters.
The most celebrated are—
1
Inigo Jones, who introduced the first appropriate decorations for masques.
2
D’Avenant, who produced perspective scenes in 1656, for The Siege of Rhodes.
3
Betterton was the first to improve the scenic effects in “Dorset Gardens:” his artist was Streater.
4
John Rich may be called the great reformer of stage scenery in “Covent Garden.”
5
Richards, secretary of the Royal Academy; especially successful in The Maid of the Mill. His son was one of the most celebrated of our scene-painters.
6
Philip James de Loutherbourg was the greatest scene-artist up to Garrick’s time. He produced the scenes for The Winter’s Tale, at the request of that great actor.
7
John Kemble engaged William Capon, a pupil of Novosielski, to furnish him with scenery for Shakespeare’s historic plays.
8
Patrick Nasmyth, in the North, produced several unrivalled scenes.
9
Stanfield is well known for his scene of Acis and Galate’a.
10
William Beverley is the greatest scene-painter of modern times.
11
Frank Hayman, Thomas Dall, John
Laguerre. William Hogarth, Robert Dighton, Charles Dibdin, David Roberts, Grieve, and Phillips have all aided in improving scene-painting.
