6 Scotlijh artists, — G. Hamilton. July lo. 



He has even obliged the world by publifliing a vo- 

 lume of select engravings by Cunego, from the best 

 pictures extant of the Italian school. All the draw- 

 ings of these were made by Mr Hamilton himself. 

 This work is entitled the Italian School, and forms 

 one of the principal treasures of the cabinets of the 

 curious all over Europe. 



Europe has not only been indebted to Mr Hamil- 

 ton for his excellent paintings and prints ; but also 

 for many beautiful remains of the fine art s, which 

 his exact knowledge of the ancient state of Italy- 

 enabled him to bring to light. Many years ago, 

 he purchased permifbion to dig in the neighbourhood 

 of Tivoli, among the ruins there, in quest of sta- 

 tues and other remains of the fine arts ; and he has 

 been so fortunate as to discover a greater number of 

 fine statues, than any other person at the same expence 

 has ever done. Thus has he added to the wealth of 

 Europe, and augmented the treasures of the Vatican. 

 Of the fruits of these his labours, the most com- 

 plete collection is to be seen in the pofsefsion of 

 the p pe, from the villa of Adrian, in the vestibule 

 of the great saloon in the Clementine museum at the 

 Vatican ; among which is to be peculiarly distin- 

 guiflied, an Apollo with his lyre in a walking atti- 

 tude, and in the highest elegance of stile, accom- 

 panied with six of the nine muses, all of which are 

 distinguifhed by the masterly spirit of the whole, 

 rather than by the extraordinary neatnefs or labour- 

 ed finilhing of particular parts. The Apollo here 

 differs from all the others yet known by being clothed 

 in a robe of flowing drapery of singular elegance. 



