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utmost accuracy in delineations of costume, local zoo- 

 logy, botany and architecture, but these productions 

 have more elevated claims on our attention than merely 

 possessing the essentials alluded to above. The CoL 

 has stated, that he only works as a pioneer for artists — 

 that his productions are not to be considered as works 

 of art, but as specimens of needful accessories to art, 

 which painters ought to pay more attention to than is 

 generally done. In the drawings enumerated above, 

 it will be found that the composition and grouping are 

 excellent, and the story of the scene well told ; the 

 drawing of particular parts is very accurate, the gene- 

 ral expression correct and felicitous, and all the subor- 

 dinate groups which are introduced to develope the 

 details of the design, retire with mutual propriety. 

 The only fault we can find with these drawings is, that 

 the colouring strikes us as occasionally somewhat too 

 florid, thereby lessening the breadth of effect ; what 

 we mean will be easily recognised by referring from 

 these subjects to the other numerous and beautiful 

 drawings of Col. Smith's, which adorn the exhibition. 



No. 68, the Marriage of Henry IV, of France, by 

 Mr. Colley. In the execution of this subject we find 

 good colouring, for though this artist adopts a high 

 key of colour, he usually supports and sustains it well 

 throughout. The draperies are graceful and well 

 managed, as are the back ground and accessories of 

 the picture : but as to the conception of the piece, we 

 must say, with perfect good will towards the painter, 

 that the graceful ladies and noble gentlemen present 

 seem engaged by anything but attending to the cere- 

 mony going forward, which seems to have arrived at 

 its most interesting crisis. Mr. Colley has also in the 

 exhibition many miniature portraits, and two the size 

 of life, the former are, in our opinion, very success- 

 ful, particularly that, No. 120, of Miss Smith. 



In the department of landscape are six pictures by 

 Mr. Havell, who we have heard is about to reside 

 here for some time as a portrait painter. Most of the 

 subjects are Itahan, taken by the artist during his resi- 



