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of which is laid in the Grampians : Etty revels in his gorgeous and classic 

 groupes, and has also quitted his usual path, in the production of a deeply 

 interesting view of the " Bridge of Sighs." Mac Clise, we regret to see, 

 has wasted both his time and talent, and evinced a want of pure taste, by 

 selecting a well-known Exquisite as the hero of a chivalrous incident. 

 Leslie's subjects are elaborately finished and admirably drawn. Amongst 

 the finely painted and faithful, portraits by Briggs, we must particularise 

 those of the venerable " Lord Eldon," and the ever-blooming " Charles 

 Kemble." We cannot compliment Wilkie on the likeness of the " Great 

 Captain/' but we are charmed with his treatment of *' Columbus in the 

 Convent of La Rabida." Hart fully sustains his reputation " Richard 

 and the Saladin" is a sublime composition. Words of ours cannot do 

 justice to Eastlake's " Italian Pilgrims ; " it is the poetry of painting. 

 Descend we now to the Marbles. Baily's group of " Mother and Child" 

 would please us more if the mattress on which they repose was not so 

 much insisted on. Wyatt's " Nymph of Diana" is worthy of Phidias. 

 Joseph has produced a very striking bust of His Majesty. 



We remember having experienced considerable gratification at seeing, 

 in the Louvre, a head of " La Place/' the celebrated Astronomer, which 

 we found was the work of an Englishman, pupil of the well-known Car- 

 telliet. Mr. Haskoll is now residing in his native land, and has given 

 strong evidence of his talent in the bust of Mr. Benson Hill : we have 

 frequently seen this gentleman at the English Opera, and pronounce the 

 likeness perfect. We shall close our remarks by saying, that Gibson's 

 '* Sleeping Shepherd Boy " deserves attention, and recommend our 

 readers to go and judge for themselves. 



BYRON BEAUTIES. A Series of ideal Portraits of the principal 

 Female Characters in Lord Byron's Poems. W. and E. FINDEN. 

 Part VI. Charles Tilt, London. 



" Angiolina," the first plate in this part, is a fine and pure imper- 

 sonification of the character; equal praise is also due to the ** Maid of 

 Saragossa ; " albeit we opine, that the face and attitude of Augustina area 

 little too pensive. " Aurora Raby " does not please us ; it fails in con- 

 veying his Lordship's beautiful sketch. 



The Napoleon Gallery, or Illustrations of the Life and Times of the 

 Emperor of France, engraved by REVEIL and others, from the 

 most celebrated pictures. Part I. Charles Tilt, London. 



This is an excellent idea; and the ** Napoleon Gallery " cannot fail to 

 be eminently popular. The wonderful man, whose most remarkable 

 actions are here represented, left a fame and a glory behind him, which 

 appear to increase in intensity, the farther he is removed from us. The 

 engravings in this first number are exceedingly spirited, and delineate 

 forcibly and accurately the incidents they commemorate. The most 

 striking are the " Crossing of Pont d'Arcole," and " Napoleon at the 

 Tomb of Frederic II." The ensemble of the last plate is particularly 

 touching : the figure and position of the Emperor forcibly remind us of 

 him. The work is wonderfully cheap. 



WINKLES' CATHEDRALS. No. V. E. Wilson, London. 

 This work is continued with unabated excellence. 



