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siderable freedom; "120 — A Norman Horse" clever and spirited | 

 •* 148 — Horse and Dog^,*' one of his best; ** 190 — Pets,'^ a plump and 

 pampered tortoiseshell repellinj? the advance of a fat, quiet little spaniel, 

 evidently her participator in the luxuries of the drawing-room rug, and 

 matin saucer of milk. 15 — A fair equestrian (the lady painted by J. 

 Clements)— ^. pretty little memorial. T. Creswick contributes four jewels 

 of price, fit for a monarch's cabinet. *' 156— Landscape near Battle, 

 Kent;" " 186— Storm clearing off j" *' \S7— Near Bromley, Kent," &c. ; 

 the dark crystal waters of a forest well are not more pure and transparent 

 than the verdant shades in these delicious little scenes. H. Singleton-^ 

 four; the most interesting are, "19 — The Sailor's Home;" the brave 

 mariner narrating his toils, his perils, and his ** hair-breadth escapes" to 

 his beloved wife and babes; the incident is full of tender pathos;— the 

 Bailor's head is a capital study from nature. 29 — An innocent cherub i 

 **a wee bit toddlin thing," wrapt in the delicious slumber of infancy, 

 with its friend and playmate, a bonnie little kitten, lying asleep in its 

 arms. 5. Cole— four portraits. *' 18 — James Mann, Esq.," a reputed 

 likeness; ** 23 — The Rev. W. E. Wall, A.M.," clearly painted, but too 

 florid in tone ; ** 155 — Wm. Wall, Esq.," a resemblance, but by no means 

 the artist's happiest effort; why is the head broiight so low in the 

 picture? '* 169 — Apphia, Baroness Lyttelton," firmly painted, mellow 

 and rich in the general effect ; perhaps among the cleverest of his 

 portraits. J. Constable^ R. A. — two ; the best, as well as one of the best 

 of his performances, is ** 141 — A Barge passing a Lock" — a superb 

 picture, entirely free from the capricious spottiness of effect, and the 

 equally capricious bravado of pencil conspicuous in many of his works. 

 J. R. Walker — three. "27 — Near Loscoe, Derbyshire" not his largest, 

 but probably his most pleasing. P. Nasmyth — one ; " 33 — Cottage 

 Scene" — effective. D. Roberts gives only one, it's true, but then it is a 

 star of the first magnitude ; " 34 — Antwerp Cathedral" (the property of 

 the Lord Northwick), a magnificent representation of that most imposing 

 and venerable structure ; the figures are all bustle, gaiety, and animation : 

 a chef d'ceuvre. Miss Derby — two ; the most successful, her copy after 

 Vandyck ; her original performance indicates immatured study. G. 

 Jones, R. A. — two fascinating sketches ; '* 37 — Trajan's Column, Rome /" 

 and " 42 — Prague." H. W. Pickersgill, R. A. — one ; " 45 — Baron d'Hum- 

 holdt" a very noble portrait, clear in the carnations, and mellow in the 

 execution ; the hands are, however, at variance with the general ex- 

 cellence of the whole. Liverseege, *' 38 — A clever, tasteful, spirited 

 little head of Mr. J. Stephens, jun. M^m. Etty, R. A., 39— One of his 

 almost priceless sketches, ** Cupid interceding for Psyche," brilliant in 

 colour and exquisite in conception, but liable to an objection frequently 

 pointed out, yet still unhappily too common in this divine master's pro- 

 ductions. W.Derby — three; **40 — Henry VUI. and Catherine Parr," a 

 charming picture ; the drawing fine, the colour mellow and sparkling, 

 and the penciling delicately elaborate. We must, however, protest 

 against the diminutive stature of the Queen ; Mr. Derby has made her 

 Majesty an absolute dwarf, much to the detriment of the effect ; a 

 certain degree of height is essential to grace as well as dignity : the 

 artist has, in compensation, given us one of the best representations of 

 the bluff tyrant which we have seen ; Holbein may have been more 

 accurate, but is not so elevated. "41 — The Bewildered Maid," is far 

 from a pleasing ideal ; the figure and face are heavy, and the drapery is 

 ill cast ; the drawing is good and the penciling sweet. " 131 — The Snake 

 in the Grass" after J. Reynolds, a brilliant copy. H. Howard, R. A.-^ 



