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A CRITICAL NOTICE 

 OF THE THIRTEENTH EXHIBITION OF PICTURES 



AT THE 



PLYMOUTH INSTITUTION. 



The present Exhibition of Pictures in the Plymouth 

 Institution is unquestionably much superior to any 

 former display of a similar kind, distinguished as it is 

 by being chiefly composed of works produced by 

 native and resident artists ; and we are pleased to 

 learn that the amount of receipts for admission has 

 been, not only adequate to defray the expenses conse- 

 quent on the present undertaking, but also sufficient 

 to counterbalance the loss sustained at the last exhibi- 

 tion. 



An institution of this nature in a town like Plymouth, 

 so far distant from the metropolitan stores of art, must 

 have considerable influence in promoting an admiration 

 and feeling for efforts of the pencil among society in 

 general. If, in some instances, it should fail to confer 

 any immediate or direct benefit on individual artists, it 

 cannot but forward their views by some collateral 

 means, inasmuch as public attention is directed to 

 their works, and a spirit of emulation and honorable 

 competition excited among themselves. 



Besides numerous pictures produced by native and 

 resident artists, the exhibition contains many by the 

 old masters in the different schools of pictorial art ; 

 several of which display wonderful genius and applica- 

 tion ; we must, however, pass them by without further 

 comment, in order to speak more particularly of recent 

 and local productions ; it may just be observed that 

 great praise is due to the proprietors of those valuable 

 works, for the liberality with which they have allowed 

 them to form part of a public exhibition. 



As historical subjects are confessedly the highest 

 which have been treated by art, Mr. Ball demands a 

 first notice for his picture. No. 59, The King's Visit to 

 the AthencRum, when Duke of Clarence : — in this work 

 he lay under the restrictions imposed on him by our 

 VOL. II.— 1833. p 



