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names of several ladies might be mentioned, who 

 have much distinguished themselves by contribut- 

 ing to these improvements; but among these, the 

 genius and works of Miss Lin wood, of Great-Bri- 

 tain, hold an undisputed pre-eminence. The needle, 

 in the hands of this lady, has become a '' formid- 

 able rival of the pencil.'* The pieces she has 

 wrought so far transcend, both in number and ex- 

 cellence, ail preceding attempts, that they may, 

 with great justice, be placed among the distin- 

 guishing honours of the period under review. 



SCULPTURE. 



In this art, the eighteenth century, though it 

 has produced some respectable masters, yet falls 

 far sliort of those renowned monuments which 

 do so much honour to Grecian and Roman genius. 

 Of that portion of skill in sculpture which has 

 fallen to the lot of modern artists, tlie largest share, 

 as in former periods, belongs to those of Italy. In 

 tliat country Cheracciii, Comolli, Carlini, Al- 

 GARDi, and above all, Canova,-^ have been much 

 distinguished. Besides these, Rotbilliac, La 

 MoiT r, Chaudet, Houdon, and Boizot, of 

 France; Rysbrach and Fiamingo, of Flanders; 

 Schaddau, of Berlin; Bacon, Nollekens, Wil- 

 ton, Flaxman, Moore, Banks, and the honour- 

 able Mrs. Damer,^ of Great-Britain; Sergel, of 

 Sweden ; and a few others, in different parts of 



j Canova resides at. Rome. The author is informed, by Mr. Murray, 

 tluu this artist is undoubtedly the greatest sculptor row living, and fully 

 equal to the second class of Grecian sculptors. Mr. Murray, when at 

 Rome, was often in tbe workshop of Canova, and declares, that, on com- 

 paring a statue of Perseus^ executed by him, with a casting from the Btl- 

 'videre Apdlo^ placed in the same room, the former suffered very little by 

 the comparison. 



k Mrs. Damer is the first instance, in the annals of sculpture, of a fc 

 male attaining dibtinction in this art. i>ome of her works do her great 

 honour. 



