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Engraving: rited style ; and there.are also:attributed toyhim several said of his) Fairyand many others. The subjects which Engraving. 
—— idateewen on er Parmeggiano. etched seve- Callot and Della Bella. chose for their sii iies nearly “—y—~” 
ee ral ich are valuable for the spirit and grace similar; but. the excellence of the former consists in Italian 
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. Caracci must be ranked 
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rant of its yor that he only learned it 
engravings said to be. by him, but it is more likely that 
they were executed by Ugo da Carpi, or Andrea An- 
dreani, under his direction. As an ver, Agostino 
the most celebrated 
artists of Italy. The. correctness of his design is only 
equalled by the beauty of his execution ; and hi ware 
would have nearly reached perfection, if he paid 
more attention to the. ion of Jocal colour, and 
inci jects, as well as in the dis- 
tances, which pe a Ae harmony of the ef. 
i ight. unfinished to the 
with the graver. We have likewise. several plates by 
the rest of the Caracci, which possess all the beauty 
and correctness of design, as well as freedom of execu- 
as they did piesdelioazeen amuse ethansiin 
Agostino, they are not so highly finish- 
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The etchings 
tagallina, born at Florence 1610, are marked with the 
character of excellent taste. No artist has ever sur- 
one him in the deli and. spirit with which he 
handled the point ; his plates have a clear.and 
brilliant effect. They are often slight, which. is not 
surprizing, when we consider that their number amount- 
ed to more than fourteen hundred... His works are ge- 
nerally of a small size, and consist of every variety of 
Theat history, landscapes, and animals, 
who was also a disciple of Cantagallina, though 
born at Nancy in Lorraine, must be considered an art- 
ist of the Italian school. The fertility of invention, 
and the vast variety which are found in the works of 
this excellent artist, is truly astonishing. The talent 
he possessed of combining an amazing number of fi- 
gures, and of varying their attitudes, without forced 
contrast, so that all, whether single figures or groupes, 
may bets we orm from each other even in the sha- 
dows, was truly admirable, particularly when we con- 
sider the extreme minuteness of many of them. He 
——_ (especially in his large prints) raised the 
point of sight to a considerable height, in order to af- 
ford more ample room for his figures, and greater 
to his invention. In that charming print called The 
Punishments, the number of: figures he has introduced 
is astonishing, all of them disposed in different guoupes 
with the greatest judgment ; and the actions of even 
oo ni ae of ~ aan the distance, are conspicuous, 
ou largest re on’ the foreground scarcel 
exceeds three-fourths of an inch, The same may be 
the clearness and 
rangement of his gi _and the firmness of his out- 
line ; while that of the latter consists in the freedom 
of his point, and the lightness and elegance of his fi- 
gures. 
The etchings of Spa 
and free ; his lights. are broad and clear, and have a lett. 
powerful and pleasing effect. He drew correctly, and 
the extremities of his es are marked in a masterly 
‘manner. The characters of his heads are admirably 
particularly of his old men, which he was 
fond of introducing: into his compositions. Guercino, Guercino. 
(born 1590,) as an engraver, has left only two memorials 
behind him-of his, ts, a St John and a St Antony 
of Padua. . They are executed with much spirit and 
freedom, in.a style resembling his admirable drawings 
with a pen, which have been imitated so ly. by 
Bioniiiioemes and. in. our own time. by Bartolozzi in a 
very superior style, from drawings in the collection of 
his present Majesty... Salvator Rosa-has left many etch- salvator 
i ‘both. .history.and landscape. In these we must fon. 
not look. for the.grace and interesting delicacy of Cor- 
regio or Guido, nor the scientific design.of the schools 
of Rome .and Florence. His ingest Tepre- 
sent banditti ; and his rat fe : id and savage 
grandeur of Alpine scenery. His style is slight but 
masterly ; his heads are admirable, tee the legs and 
other of the naked are incorrectly drawn. | His 
draperies are stiff, and ill cast, and the whole destitute 
of elegance: however, the masses of light are finely 
preserved ; and his landscape is sublime. 
Inthe department of] e, Claude: Lorraine first 
claims our-notice. He has left about 28 landscapes, 
though in general in rather a slovenly style of execu- 
tion. They display great. intelligence of. the’ chiar’ 
oscuro, and have, to the eye of the judicious critic, an: 
admirable effect. One of the. most) characteristic ex- 
cellencies of his pictures, is the beauty, grace; and fine. 
diversity of character in bis trees; and these qualities 
he has transfused into his etchings with unparalleled 
success. :One of these landscapes, in particular, may 
be mentioned, on the right side of which, in the middle 
ground, is a groupe of trees, and seen through the 
ing the ruins of am ancient temple, in which the 
richness and diversity of character, and the truth of 
nature, we hesitate not to say,have never been equal- 
led. His subjects-are the same as he vipensnton on 
his canvass, landscapes with ancient ruins, rivers, a 
sea views, embellished with shipping, figures, and 
cattle. The etchings of his pupil Swaneveldt, which 
are very numerous, are executed with much spirit and 
effect. They are in general well composed ; but though 
they possess much of the truth of nature, and great 
neatness of finish, they bear no.comparison with those 
of Claude, j 
There are many beautiful etchings of the Italian 
landscape painters, as well as by French and other fo- 
reigners, who, studying in Italy, or forming their style 
on the Italian models, must be considered as belong~ 
ing to that school, such as Gaspar Poussin, Milé, Glau- 
ber, Both, Rousseau, Sebastian Bourdon, Meyering, 
&c. But as the peculiarities of each will be better un- 
derstood by an inspection of their-works, than by any 
verbal description, we shall not. enter on any further 
details on the subject, 
The etchings of Canaletti, however, are executed in Canaletti. 
= ity of his d ins, ia 
gnoletto (born 1589) are bold Spagno- 
