ANGUS, JOSEPH, D.D. (1S1G—). A Baptist educator, born at Bolan, Northumberland, Eng land. He was educated at the University of Ed inburgh, and became president of the Baptist Re gents' Park College, in London, in 1849. lie was a member of the Bible Revision Committee, and is well known as the author of the Bible Hand book (London. 1854), Handbook of the English. Tongue (IS62), Handbook of English Literature (1S68), Handbook of Specimens of English Lit erature (1S66), and the commentary on Hebrews in Schaff's International Commentary (I8S3).
ANGUSSOLA,fin-gM's6-15, or ANGUISCIO LA, an-pNe',114-1n, SOPIIOVISRA ( 1533 ?-1625 ? ) . An Italian portrait-painter. She was born at Cremona, where she studied under Bernardino Cumin and Bernardino Gatti, representatives of the Eclectic School, and imparted her own knowl edge to five sisters, who also beeame painters. though they never attained a prominence so great as that of Sophonisba. Angussola's fame reached
the ears of Philip 11.. who invited her to Spain, made her court painter, and liberally rewarded her for her work. She painted portraits not only of the King. and of Queen Isabella, hut also of many persons of high rank. At the death of her first husband, a Sicilian nobleman, she went to Genoa, and here married Orazio Lomenilli. In later years she became blind, and it was then that Van Dyck visited her and professed himself enlightened by her conversations on art. Of her portraits, which are to be found at Florence, Madrid. Genoa ILomellini Palace). and in Eng lish private possession, the best-known are the numerous portraits of herself. of which there are examples in the Uffizi and at Vienna. (inc of her best productions is her "Three Sisters playing Chess" in the National Gallery, Berlin.