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FINE ARTS. 



Beattie's Switzerland. Nos. 23 and 24. Virtue, " 



THE engravings of this work are not all executed with the same ability ; but, 

 on the whole, the work is well worthy of the notice of those who are fond of 

 mountain-scenery. We notice more particularly the Wildkirchlein (or chapel 

 of the wilds), in Appenzel, as conveying a good idea of the mistiness incidental 

 to scenery in the higher regions of the Alps. The effect, although produced 

 at infinitely less cost of labour, conveyed to us nearly the same notions as 

 Brockedon's beautiful delineations" of the same district. The fall of Handek 

 is also given with much spirit. With the Hofbriicke, at Luzern, we were 

 certainly disappointed, as we have ourselves seen the bridge from the other 

 side, which is by far the most picturesque point of view. 



The engravings are, on the whole, creditable to the artists employed ; and 

 the letter-press descriptions are given with considerable accuracy, as far as we 

 have had leisure to examine them, except in the German names, which are 

 occasionally mis-spelt ; and we certainly disapprove of giving letter-press in 

 the respective numbers unconnected with the engravings inserted in them. 

 This is not creditable to the publishers of such engravings, and ought to be 

 reformed. This hint is necessary to others also. 



Stanfield's Coast Scenery. Parts I. X. Smith and Elder. 



Mr. Stanfield's celebrity as a marine painter is such that we need not say 

 that, so far as his duties in the work were concerned, the work must merit 

 public approbation. The draughtsman has been assisted by able engravers ; 

 and it is not too high praise to say that these views ought to attract general 

 attention. We instance particularly the Needles the Hamoaze Hastings 

 Wreck off Boulogne Dover Pier and the Eddystone. The letter-press is 

 not inferior to that usually accompanying books of engravings. 



Finden's Ports and Harbours of Great Britain. Parts I. & II. C. Tilt. 



This work, if we mistake not, is one of the very best]that we have seen of the 

 cheap engravings. The drawings are executed with spirit, especially the two 

 views of Bamborough, in the second number ; and the engraver has used his 

 burin to good purpose . We wish Mr. Finden's work all the success which it 

 undoubtedly deserves. 



Winkle's Continental Cathedrals. V., VI., VII. C. Tilt. 

 Winkle's Illustrations of Winchester and Lincoln Cathedrals. Ef- 



fingham Wilson. 

 Winkle's Ground-plans of the Cathedral Churches. Effingham 



Wilson. 



No drawings require laborious engravings more than those of ecclesiastical 

 buildings. There are perhaps only one or two artists of our own day who 

 have succeeded in furnishing to the public satisfactory engravings of our ca- 

 thedrals. We need not say, however, that we do not expect in the cheap 

 numbers before us such highly-finished engravings as those of Le Keux. 

 What could have been done, considering the low price of the publication, has 

 been done ; but we do not think that the subject of architecture is at all cal- 

 culated for plates on which only a very limited degree of the engraver's art 

 can be bestowed withdue reference to economy. 



Fisher's Views of Syria, the Holy Land, &c. ; with letter-press by 



J. Carne, Esq. Parts I. III. Fisher. 



No country in the world is more rich in scenery, interesting by its novelty 

 to a European and a Christian, than Syria and Palestine. These countries, 



