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Jodiua Reynolds, who we sup- 

 pose will be allowed to be the 

 first portrait painter that ever 

 Eritain produced. Under the 

 auspices of tlils single man, 

 aided by the countenance of 

 his majesty, and the liberal 

 patronage of the public, has 

 been effected a revolution in 

 the fine arts that Europe did 

 not seem to expect. The Ab- 

 be Du Bos, and many other 

 critics have admitted with re- 

 luctance, that Britain has pro- 

 duced some poets who were 

 intitled to the name, but ne- 

 ver a painter, J and they have 

 with great inr,enujty accounted 

 for this circumstance, proving 

 clearly that our atmosphere 

 was too grofs for giving play to 

 those fine traits of genius that 

 were necefsary to constitute a 

 painter. Sir Jolhua Reynolds, 

 for many years past, has been 

 admitted to be the finest por- 

 trait painter in Europe ; and 

 thougli accidental circumstan- 

 ces diverted his attention from 

 liistorical painting, yet the few 

 tilings he has done in that line, 

 iliow that it was not for want 

 of talents \, and his discourses 

 to the students of the academy, 

 that have been publilhtd from 

 time to lime, have perhaps 

 done more to afiist students in 

 tl^at art than all the writings 

 on painting that have been 

 publilhed put together j nor 

 liave tnese discourses been 

 thrown away, for Britain con- 

 tains at present a greater num- 

 ber of elcves, v^ho prouiise to 



chronicle. 



excel in this art than any cT- 



thcr country in Europe. 



It happens also to be a pretty- 

 singular fact, that the two first 

 painters in the world at present 

 are natives of North Britain, 

 Gavin Hamilton in history, 

 and Jacob More in landscape 

 painting. 



The following are the lead- 

 ing features of the treaty sign- ' 

 ed at Berlin on the 26th of Ja- 

 nuary, on the part of the king 

 of Great Britain, and the king 

 ol Prulsia concerning the late 

 mar; lage between the duke of 

 Voik and the princefs of Pruf- 

 sia. 



The king of Prufsia gives to 

 tiie princes a portion of 100,000 

 crov*ns, 40,000 as being the 

 usual poition of the princefses 

 of Prulsia and 60,000 as pa'a- 

 phernalia. Should the princefs 

 die before her hulband, without 

 ifsue, both sums are to revert 

 to the king of Prufsia. 



The prmceis of Prulsia re- 

 nounces all right of inheritance 

 to the crown of Prufsia, in. fa- 

 vour ot the male succefsicn. 

 The king of Great Britain and 

 the duke of York confirm this 

 renunciation. 



The duke of York gives to 

 the piincels, as a gift on the 

 day after her marriage, the sum 

 of 6coo 1. the interest of >vhich 

 is to make part of the sum fix- 

 ed for pin-money. 



The duke of York, besides 

 the above sum, promises to al- 

 low 4000 1. sterling, annually,. 

 as pin-ffioney, and the king of 



