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New Music and Dramn. 



A Girl's Head, with a string of pearls In- 

 terwoven in her liair, by Lord De Duu- 

 etanville, for 42 guineas. 



A bold Landscape and Figure, by Mr. 

 Cuiiliii'e, for 400 guineas. 



Stuart Wortley purchased the portrait of 

 Mrs. Robinson, in the first day's sale, at a 

 large price. 



There were a few bronzes and pictures 

 of the first class by the Old Masters, but 

 as the productions of Sir Joshua's pencil 

 ■were evidently the great point of attrac- 

 tion, these were considered to obtain but 

 indifferent prices. 



The Marriage of St. Catherine, painted 

 byCoreggio; to the eloquent and elaborate 

 description of which Mr. Christie has de- 

 voted two etttire pages of his catalogue, 

 and which formerly was valued at £'2,000, 

 was purchased for the Duke of Northum- 

 berland, for 215 guineas. 



An original Bust of Sir Joshua Reynolds, 

 in marble, by an Italian artist, and from 

 which- Sir Joshua seems to have taken all 



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the portraits of himself painted late in life, 

 was purchased by Mr. Geo. Watson Taylor, 

 for 160 guineas. 



A noble group of Nessus and Deganin, 

 in bronze, was purchased by Lord Yar- 

 mouth for the King, at 75 guineas. 



A fine equestrian figure of Marcus Au- 

 relius, in bronze, sold for 35 guineas. 



A Sleeping Cupid, by Guido, bought by 

 Mr. Danby, for 85 guineas. 



The Enchantress, by Teuiers, sold (or 

 160 guineas. 



Cleopatra Dissolving the Pearl, painted 

 by J. Steen, sold for 70 guineas. 



A fine plaisterBustof Dr. Johnson, much 

 esteemed by Sir Joshua Reynolds, was 

 purchased by IMr. James Boswell, for 10 

 guineas. 



The amount of the second <lay's .sale 



exceeded £L"»,000, which is i'nOOO more 



than the liighest and most .sancuine 



estimate pi-eviou.sly made ol' their value. 



J. E. 



NEW MUSTC AND THE DRAMA. 



A Favourite Greek Air, with Variations 

 for the Piano Forte, by Philip Knap- 

 ton. 3s. 



THIS air is light in its textiire,and 

 simple in its style. The varia- 

 tions, which are not fewer than eleven 

 in number, arc conducted with an at- 

 tention to diversity, and an active em- 

 ployment of both the right hand and 

 the left. However, after all the labour 

 bestowed upon them wi(l\ a view to 

 the production of a variegated effect, 

 we must, in candour say, that they 

 somewhat oppress the ear with tlieir 

 almost unavoidable monotony, and 

 create an expectation that is not fully 

 answered. If, however, the publica- 

 tion be chiefly intended as a piano- 

 forte praxis, it will not be without its 

 utility, nor miss the object aimed at by 

 tlie composer. 



" Oh .' Listen to your Lorcr," a PoUacca, 

 by Charles E. Horn. 2*. 

 The melody of this song exhibits no 

 indifferent specimen of a sprightly 

 fancy, and may justly be said to indi- 

 cate some degree of taste, though ra- 

 ther the taste of a singer than a com- 

 poser. Without any remarkable 

 strength of feature, the passages aie 

 naturally smooth and unembarrassed ; 

 and if the sentiments of the words is 

 not forcibly expiessed, still there is 

 evidence of its having been attended 

 to ; and the whole carries with it an 

 air of pleasantness and interest. 



La Jeune Musicienne ; an Eu,iy I.efsnn 

 for the Piano Forte, by A nthony Fvrs- 

 fer. Is. 6d. 



This lesson is composed in the man- 

 ner of a rondo. The subject, if not 

 very new or striking, is of a pleasing 

 cast, and the excui'sive matter is by no 

 means unanalogus. The aggregate 

 effect is of an attractive description ; 

 and we do not flatter Mr. Forster, when 

 we avow the opinion, that his compo- 

 sition, viewed generally, possesses me- 

 rit, and deserves a favourable recep- 

 tion. 



The Celebrated Psychean Quadrille, con- 

 taining La Flore, La Imogine, Le Ze- 

 phirc. La Dejanire et La Belle Jur- 

 dinere, composed by R. Topliff. f>s. 

 This little publication possesses the 

 advantages of prettiness, animation, 

 and variety. The first four pieces, 

 though trifles, are original in their 

 passages, and pleasing in tlieir general 

 effect ; and the Devonshire JFaltz is 

 more interesting than the majority of 

 the movements intended as accompani- 

 ments to the light fantastic toe. As 

 exercises for beginners on the piano- 

 forte, we think the.se pieces not only 

 agreeable but useful; and venture 

 little in predicting their favourable 

 reception with the public. 

 Grecian Air, u-ith Variations for tht 

 Piano Forte, by Sam.yVebh,jun. 2v. firf. 

 Together with some ingeniously 

 constructed harmonies, we find in these 

 variations 



