E. V. Lucas 
British Pictures and Their Painters [PDF ebook] 
An Anecdotal Guide to the British Section of the National Gallery

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. I have found most useful the Dictionary of National Biography, Bryan’s Dictionary of Painters and Engravers, A Century of Painters by R. And S. Redgrave, and, of course, honest Allan Cun ningham. To Mr. Wilfred Whitten, who indeed.