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think, of all our English statues. There is an 
air of nature and a loftiness of thought about it 
which no other artist has in this country, I sus- 
pect, reached. You cannot imagine anything 
grander in sentiment, and the execution is every- 
way worthy of it.” 
Next in succession comes Tuomas Banks, 
whoses culpture of Cupid fondling Psyche, is most 
classical and attractive—a subject so much in re- 
quest, that hundreds are manufactured and yet the 
market is never overstocked. Banks was desirous 
to introduce a more poetic style of art into our na- 
tional monuments, but he was growing old before 
his wish was gratified ; and it would have been 
no worse for his fame, if that had never happened. 
Banks was employed by the East India Company, 
to erect the Monument to Sir Eyre Coote in 
Westminster Abbey—and by the Government 
“Committee of Taste,” to erect Monuments to 
Captains Westcott and Burgess in Saint Paul’s 
Cathedral. There is a great want of variety in 
these three allegorical Monuments. Victory 
appears thrice—she raises a trophy—she presents 
a sword—and she crowns with laurel. All is 
plain and simple, yet with so few figures, no 
sculptor ever contrived to give more offence. 
