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Monthly BdrojpeSl of the Fine- Arts. 



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joined to the efinblifliiTient of a Jlotjal 

 Acudcmi/, miglit in a degice t'liltil tlie 

 lu)|)C ot" the liite iliiirtrioLis prelident, Cx- 

 lucHbd ill liis tirlt LeCtui-e nciir forty 

 ycius ago, tiiat " this itiJUtutiun mii^ht 

 ouftccr Uif crpccltitiuns if its roj/al Jbun- 

 drr ; that the jirij'tnt uge might vie in 

 arts tcitii that of Leo X. ; wad that the 

 iJi^nilii of the di/ing arts might be re- 

 ■Liccd 'under the nigit of Gcori.e III." 



'I'hat tlielo expoCtatiuns were not rea- 

 li/L'd, is to be himented, but cannot be 

 denied. It was faid, but we do not 

 prcfijuie to alVcrt how truly, that the -gen- 

 tlemen of the Roydl Academy \\ere 

 made u>) of fuch materials as could not 

 be incorporated. It was further faid, 

 that tlie Fuie Arts mult be fupported by 

 ei-.eouragcnient, or revived by a lienius of 

 more than common llamp, or they would 

 iieceiVurily droop. Some years ago, 

 ilelfrs. Boydell, with a fpirit unexampled 

 in tliis or any other country, embarked 

 in a I'plendid work, in honour of our na- 

 tional poet. This led to fevcral other uii- 

 tdkings of a limilar dcfcriptioii ; and it 

 was «-xpccted that the whole would work 

 a wonderful revolution in paintini;, — and 

 I'o it did in the prices of piclures; — and 

 alfo the production of foine works, iio- 

 nourable to the arts and artills. But 

 Sir Joiluia Reynolds had previoully rel- 

 cued portrait-paintiug tVom iniiuidiiy. 



Since that time, tiie Marrjuis of" Stat- 

 ford, Sir Jofliua Leiceflcr, and many 

 other gentlemen, v.hofe names we have, 

 jointly and feparately, occafionally no- 

 ticed, have aiven great cncoura'^f ment to 

 J'nglifli artiits. To thole nauiCL-. we have 

 now to add that of iMr. Alexander Davi- 

 fon. His iptircliafe of Mr. Copley's pic- 

 ture of the death of Lord Chatiiam, we 

 formerly noticed : to complete the I'uite 

 of pictures in the great room where that 

 is tw be depoiited, vvc are told he has or- 

 dered fevcral more; amougft which are 

 the following, 



1. Sir Philip Sydney refufmg the Water 

 olered him in tlie Field, of Battle to 

 ipicnch his Thirlt, and ordering it to be 

 iiivea to a wounded Soldier. B. Wk^j, 



U'l. n. A. 



A drawing of this Story was iiwde by 

 that cxcillei'it arlill the late Mr. ?.iorH- 

 ii'icr; and after his death it was eligraved 

 liy JM)-. Bai-tulo'/.zi. Mi-. Bartolo/zi was 

 an innnitabic engraver ; but, lolely oc- 

 tiipied by the efl'cfl, he did not always 

 C(^n<:dcv the Jhn/, of his picture. He 

 oblerxeJ that the foreground was rather 

 bwjd, and in the proor-print he put a co- 

 {->i(.iis dream of w titer, running at the feet 



Mo.\juLY Mao., >.u 1i3. 



of Sir Philip's horfe. Tliis certainly rerw 

 dered it mu7-c piitur(j\jiie ; but it wasj 

 however, we believe, afterwards altercVj. 



2. Tiie Dowager-qucen of VAwaxd IV. 

 delivering up her youngeil Son to the 

 Protector. Kobf.rt Smiake, Efq. R. A. 



y. A fubject not yet detenniiied on, 

 by J. NoRTHcoTF, Efq. R. A. 



4. The Confpiracy of Babington a^^ainft 

 Queen Elizabeth, (in which iVIary (a^ueeili 

 of Scots was implicated, and for wi;ich 

 flie finally futfcred), detected by AVal- 

 lingham. A. W. Devis, Efq. 



.5. Mary Queen of Scots, after her 

 Dei'eat at the B.ittle of Langfide, c'u- 

 barks for England, to feck tl;e Protection 

 of Queen Elizabeth. RiciiAim Westall, 

 Efq. R.A. • 



G. King Alfred, ^ifguifcd in the Cot- 

 tage of a Neatherd, reproved by lh» 

 Wife for negligence in fullering her Cakes 

 to be burnt. D. Wii.kif,, Efq. R.A. 



7. Earl Warren, being re<|uircd to 

 fliew his Titles to his I'.llates, drawing 

 his Sword before the CommJUioncrs, faid, 

 that William had not conquered for 

 himl'elf alone ; by his fword he got his 

 eltates, and by that he would preferva 

 them. Henry TKF.-;iiAjr, l'>fq. R. A. 



8. The Ofter of the Crown to Lady 

 Jane Grey. J. S. Copley, Efq. R, A. 



Mr. Davifon, as we are told, has alfoi 

 ordered a bull (to be executed by 

 Mr. riaxman) of our late lamented ad- 

 miral, Lord TNclfon, to be placed in the 

 fame room. 



Tiie Royal Academy of Fine Mti- 

 eftabiiilied at iSIiian, invites all artifts, 

 foreign as well as native, to enrich with 

 the noble productions of their genius, the 

 compcticioii opened by it for the next 

 year, of which the following is the pro- 

 gramme. 



Subjedin ArchiteBure. — A Royal Scat, 

 with Gardens, and all the faitabie accef- 

 forics'. The prevailing characicr of the 

 edifice to be elegant Ihnplicity. The 

 prize a gold medal, of the value of fixty 

 fcquins (about thirty guineas). 



In F<nnt7iiii. — A Raving Medea, Jiift 

 ready to murder her two Cliildren, vvho 

 innocently firiile at her, ignorant of the 

 fate wh'ch awaits them. I'ho picture to 

 be at leaii; five feet in height, and fevea 

 in widtii. The prize a gold medal of 

 120 lequins. 



In Sriilpt7irc.^-T\\cm\'Xoc\Qi, having 

 aHeiiibled his Friends at his Houle in 

 Magnelia, and olfcred .Sacrifice to the' 

 Gods, drinking a Cup of i'oifon rather 

 than take up Anns againll his (Jouutry. 

 The prize a gold uicdal of forty fuquins. 

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