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The Antiquities of Athens, meafured 
and delineated by James Stuart, 
F.R.S. and F.S. A. and Nicho- 
las Revett, drebitects and Paint- 
_ers, Vol. \1.* 
the. fine arts having fuffered a 
fevere lofs in the death of Mr. Stu- 
-art,and that melancholy event hap- 
pening at atime when the curiofity 
Athens, might be fuppofed to.wait 
anxioufly for the continuation of a 
work {fo intereiting and fo ably exe- 
cuted; Mr. Stuart’s friends under- 
took to. publith the fequel without 
additions or alterations, excepting 
fuch as were indifpenfably neceflary 
0 complete his intention, and for 
vhich the materials he left afforded 
ity. This circumftance is 
ed in the introduction, 
is alfo ftated what fhare 
ttanti Society have in this 
My. Stuart having 
ifirm for. fome years previous 
to his death, his papers were left in 
g reat confufion; many were incom- 
plete, many were mifing, Re- 
‘courfe was had to the original 
Mketch-books and other, authentic 
documents, to complete the exam- 
ples, that were left unfinifhed. 
here authentic materials were 
» Vor. XXXU. 
WA HE. lovers of antiquities and’, 
of the public, ftrongly raifed by the’ 
firft volume of the Antiquities of . 
.fes in a becoming manner her fenfe 
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count of Books for 1790. 
wanting, the deficiency has beéii 
left remaining, except that when 
_fome of the views could not be 
found, fome other, relative to the 
fubjeét defcribed, have been fubfti- 
tuted. To the members of the Di- 
lettanti'Society it is chiefly owing 
that the honour and utility of this 
work has not been loft to the Britith 
nation.. Mrs. Stuart alfo acknow- 
ledges herfelf' highly. indebted to 
thofe gentlemen ; and in a few linés 
prefixed to the introduétion, expref- 
of gratitude for their liberal encou- 
ragement in promoting the publi- 
cation of this fecond volume; in the 
completion of which Mr. William - 
Newton, of-Greenwich, took a con- 
fiderable part. 
This volume, like the firft, Ys di- 
vided into five chapters, and con- 
tains befides an accurate defcription 
and hiftorical account of the Acro- 
polis, placed at the beginning of the 
volume, and an explanation of the 
vignettes added to the end. 
In the, advertifement by Mr. 
Stuart himfelf, he informs us, that 
when Mr. Revett and himfelf re- 
turned from Athens, and opened a 
fubfcription for the publication of 
their work, uncertain whether they 
fhould be encouraged to proceed 
any further with their ‘undertak- 
ing, they feleéted various {pecimens 
"® Sce an account of the firf Veo'ume in the Annual Regifter, Vol. VI. 
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