Indeed  he  was  a  worthy  rival  both  of  Verrio  and  Laguerre.  Forty
shillings  per  square  yard  was  all  he  got  for  painting  St.  Paul's,  and
probably  no  more  for  Greenwich.  For  his  decorations  at  Blen-
heim he  only  received  twenty-five  shillings  per  square  yard  ;  and
the  Directors  of  the  South  Sea  Company  would  pay  him  no  more
for  the  work  he  did  on  their  staircase  and  hall.  There  are  a  few
other  English- painters,  but  they  were  of  no  note.
