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He submitted designs for the decorating the interior dome of the new St Paul's Cathedral, and is said to have been Christopher Wren's favourite painter, but did not win the commission, losing out to Sir James Thornhill.
He studied under Sir James Thornhill at his academy, then travelled to Edinburgh and Europe seeking work as portraitist.