Sir Antonio), an eminent painter, was born at Utrecht in 1719. He became a scholar of John Schorel, but seems to have studied the manner of Holbein, to which he approached nearer than to the freedom of design in the works of the great masters that he saw at Rome. Like Holbein he was a close imitator of nature, but did not arrive at his extreme delicacy of finishing; on the contrary, Antonio sometimes struck into a bold and masculine style, with a good knowledge of the chiaro scuro. In 1522, he drew Philip II. and was recommended by cardinal Granvelle to Charles V. who sent him to Portugal, where he painted John III. the king, Catherine of Austria his queen, and the infanta Mary first wife of Philip. For these three pictures he received 600 ducats, besides a gold chain of 1000 florins, and other presents. He had 100 ducats for his common portraits. But still ampler rewards were bestowed on him when sent into England, to draw the picture of queen Mary, the intended bride of Philip. They gave him 100l. a gold chain, and a pension of 100l. a quarter as painter to their majesties. He made various portraits of the queen; one was sent by cardinal Granvelle to the emperor, who ordered 200 florins to

(a) This last disposition, we are told, he could not restrain even at his execution. The day being come, he ascended the scaffold, which seemed so weak that it was ready to fall; whereupon, "I pray (said he) see me safe up, and for my coming down let me shift for myself." His prayers being ended, he turned to the executioner, and with a cheerful countenance said, "Pluck up thy spirits, man, and be not afraid to do thy office; my neck is very short, take heed therefore thou strike not awry for saving thy honesty." Then laying his head upon the block, he bid him stay until he had put aside his beard, saying, "That had never committed any treason."

Antonio. He remained in England during the reign of Mary, and was much employed; but having neglected, as is frequent, to write the names on the portraits he drew, most of them have lost part of their value, by our ignorance of the persons represented. On the death of the queen, More followed Philip into Spain, where he was indulged in so much familiarity, that one day the king slapping him pretty roughly on the shoulder, More returned the sport with his hand-rick; a strange liberty (Mr Walpole observes), to be taken with a Spanish monarch, and with such a monarch! A grandee interposed for his pardon, and he was ordered to retire to the Netherlands; but a messenger was dispatched to recall him before he had finished his journey. The painter, however, sensible of the danger he had escaped, modestly excused himself, and proceeded. At Utrecht, he found the duke of Alva, and was employed by him to draw several of his mistresses, and was made receiver of the revenues of West Flanders; a preferment with which they say he was so elated, that he burned his easel, and gave away his painting tools. More was a man of a fatigued and handsome presence; and often went to Brussels, where he lived magnificently. At what time or where he was knighted, is uncertain. He died at Antwerp in 1575, in the 76th year of his age. His portrait, painted by himself, is in the chamber of painters at Florence, with which the great duke, who bought it, was so pleased, that he ordered a cartel with some Greek verses, written by Antonio Maria Salviati his Greek professor, to be affixed to the frame. Another picture of himself, and one of his wife, were in the collection of Sir Peter Lely. King Charles had five pictures painted by this master. Mr Walpole mentions a number of others that are in England. But More did not always confine himself to portraits. He painted several historic pieces, particularly one much esteemed of the resurrection of Christ with two angels, and another of Peter and Paul. A painter, who afterwards sold it to the prince of Condé, got a great deal of money by showing it at the foire St Germain. He made a fine copy of Titian's Danae for the king; and left unfinished the Circumcision, designed for the altar in the church of our Lady at Antwerp.

More (Henry), an eminent English divine and philosopher, in the 17th century, was educated at Eton school, and in Christ-college in Cambridge, of which he became a fellow, and spent his life in a retired way, publishing a great number of excellent works. He refused bishoprics both in Ireland and England. He was an open-hearted sincere Christian philosopher, who studied to establish men in the belief of providence against atheism. Mr Hobbes was used to say, that if his own philosophy was not true, there was none none that he should sooner like than our philosopher's. His writings have been published together in Latin and English, folio.

More (Alexander), was born at Castron in 1616. His father was a Scotsman, and principal of the college which the Calvinists had in that city. Alexander was sent to Geneva, where he was made professor of Greek and of Theology, and at the same time discharged the office of a pastor. His violent love of women, and the irregularity of his conduct, excited a great number of enemies against him. Saumaise, informed of his disagreeable situation, invited him to Holland, where he was first appointed professor of Theology at Middleburgh, and afterwards professor of history at Amsterdam. The duties of these stations he discharged with great ability; and in 1655 he went to Italy, where he remained a considerable time. It was during his travels in Italy that he published his beautiful poem on the defeat of the Turkish fleet by the Venetians; and this work procured him the present of a golden chain from the republic. Having taken a dislike to Holland, he was translated to Charenton. There his sermons attracted a numerous audience, not so much for their eloquence as for the satirical allusions and witticisms with which they abounded. This kind of style succeeded with him, because it was natural; but in his imitators it appeared altogether ridiculous. The impetuosity of his character brought him into new quarrels, especially with Daille, who had greatly the better of him in the dispute. This singular man died at Paris September 20th, 1672, aged 54, in the house of the duchess de Rohan. He was never married. His works are, 1. A Collection of Controversial Tracts. 2. Beautiful Orations and Poems, in Latin. 3. An answer to Milton, intitled Alexandri Mori fides publica. Milton has attacked him with great severity in his writings. Those sermons of his which are published, by no means justify the reputation which he had acquired for that kind of composition.