A German painter, born at Wolfenbüttel, who after receiving instructions from his father went to Augsburg and studied under Rugendas. He died at Vienna.
John Ramage.
An Irishman who painted miniatures in Boston, Mass. In 1777 he was established in William Street, New York, where he painted the military heroes while the city was in the British occupation.
Jean Raoux (1677-1734).
A French historical and portrait painter, born at Montpellier. He studied in the School of Bon Boulogne, at Paris.
Raphael Sanzio di Urbino (1483-1520).
Styled the Prince of Painters, and acknowledged to have possessed a greater combination of the higher excellencies of art than has fallen to the lot of any individual. He was placed in the School of Perugino after having learned the elements of design from his father, Giovanni Sanzio, a painter of little celebrity. He visited Florence and Rome, and died at the latter place at the age of thirty-seven years.
John van Ravesteyn (1572-1657).
Dutch portrait painter, born at The Hague. He was a pupil of Michael Mierevelt, and his works have great merit.
Paul Rembrandt (1606-1669).