Born at Montpellier; died at Paris. A French painter and engraver who studied the elements of design with his father.
Peter Bout (1658-1731).
Born at Brussels; he painted in conjunction with Boudewyns, whose landscapes he ornamented with figures, representing assemblies, merrymakings and similar subjects.
Edward Augustus Brackett (1819- ).
Sculptor, born in Vassalborough, Me. He began his career in 1838 and produced portrait busts of prominent persons.
William Bradford (1827-1892).
Born in New Bedford, Mass. Began by painting ships and coast scenes of New England and British North America, and later extended his studies to the Arctic regions.
Renier Brakenburg (1650-1702).
Born at Haerlem. A Dutch painter who studied first under Mommers, a landscape painter, and afterwards under Bernard Schendel. His subjects, representing merrymakings and drunken assemblies, are similar to those of Schendel.