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of the Woodman, fo much admired at 
Macklin’s gallery, muft be known to 
many of our readers. Thefe two prints 
are well calculated for effeé&t in colours, 
being drawn ina bold, forcible, and ant- 
mated ftyle, that will appear to advantage 
above the eye. Both girl and boy have 
pleafing features and a good air. 
The Tribute- Money, and the Woman taken in 
Adultery, from a Pair of very fine Pidtures in 
the King’s Colle€tion. Painted by Dietricy, en- 
graved by Facius, and publifhed for Meffrs. 
Boydells. Price il. 1s. each. 
Dietricy was a Proteus in his art; in 
thefe two pictures he has adopted the 
ftyle of Rembrardt, to whofe manner the 
grouping, colouring, and figures beara 
ftron> refemblance ; they are very well 
engraved, and in fize the fame as the print 
of the jaft fupper, puolithed fome time 
ago. 
Pigiurefque Views, with an Hiftorical Account 
of the Inns of Court in London and Wefpminfrer, 
by the late Samuel Ireland, author of a Tour 
through Holland, Gc. Ge. Price 21. 25. 
Jorge paper, 4l. 4s. Publifbed for Egerton, 
Charing-crofs; Faulder, Bond-ftreet, and to 
be had No.8, Norfoik-fireet, Strand. 
Mr. Ireland, as we are informed in an 
advertifement prefixed to this work, had 
been long il], and died on the day in which 
the laft fheet of this work was fent to the 
printer’s. It contains Views of the under- 
mentioned buildings, very neatly en- 
graved in aquatinta, from defigns made by 
Mr. Ireland ;_ they are generally correct, 
though two or three, particularly Lineoln’s 
Inn Hall and Chapel, are a Jittle errone- 
ous in the perfpective: Middle Temple 
Gate. Temple Church. The Inner Tem- 
ple. Clement’s Inn. Lion’s Inn. North 
Front of Temple Hall. South-welt View 
of Middle Temple. New Inn. Lincoln’s 
Inn Gate. Loncoln’s Inn Hall. and Cha- 
ple. Stone Buildings.  Lincoln’s Inn. 
Furnival’s Inn. Garden Gate of ditto. 
Gray’s Inn. Staple Inn. Barnard’s Inn. 
Serjeant’s Inn. Rolls’ Chapel. Guild- 
Hall. Weftminfer Hall. The thought 
of bringing thefe buildings into one point 
of view, wasa good one, and the anec- 
dotes in the Hiftorical Account, are fome- 
times amufing and curicus. 
Mr. James Roberts, portrait-painter, 
.to the Duke of Clarence, has jult pub- 
lifhed, Jntroduffory Leffons, with familiar 
Examples in Landjcape, for the Ufe of thofe 
avho are dcfirous of gaining fome Knowledve 
of Painting in Water Colours; to which are 
added. luftrudfions for executing Tran{pa- 
wencies, in @ Style boib navel and ealy. 
Retrofped of the Fine Arts. 
[Auguf 1, 
Printed for G. and W. Nicol, Pall-Mall3 
and }. and F. Boydell, Cheapfide. This 
elegant little quarto is infcribed te the 
Duke of Marlborough, printed at Bul- 
mer’s prefs, and embellifhed with eight 
prints, engraved by Stadler, from defigns 
by Mr. Roberts, and printed in colours. 
Being chiefly intended tor the mere begin- 
ner, the rules are both familiar and pro- 
greffive; yet are there many hints which 
may be found ulfeful to thole who are ftu- 
dying the art as a proteflion. The writer 
truly remarks, ‘ that many books which 
have been written on this fubjest are far 
too abftrufe for the juvenile ftudent, are 
nearly u/elefs to the amateur: others have 
confined their precepts to the mere mecha- 
nical procels of mixing their tints; and 
have feduced the tyro to cover quires of 
paper with all the colours of the rainbow, 
without either meaning or effeét. But if 
a {cholar is ambitious of drawing even to- 
lerably, he fhould be debarred from co- 
lours, for at leaft one year. Black lead 
pencils, chalk, Indian ink, and Cologn 
earth, will fully occupy his time and 
mind for many months. The ftudent 
fhould be able to fketch with vigour and 
freedom, befcre he bewilders himielt with 
the feducing witchery of colours. It will 
demand clofe application to acquire a ha-~ 
bit of drawing correétly, and he fhould 
diligently perfevere in the grammar of 
painting, which 1s outline, betore he em- 
ploys language, which is colours. Perhaps 
an union properly fimplified, would be 
of confiderable fervice to learners. A few 
appofit# examples will be given, illuftrated 
by rules derived from nature, the only 
fource of truth and beauty in every art 
and {cience.”” ‘This work is entirely con- 
fined to landicapes in water colours, and 
the author intimates that, if it meet the 
approbation of the public, another trea- 
tile, folely dedicated to the human figure, 
will be attempted. ‘The three firft prints 
are flight fketches to be copied witha 
lack Jead pencil ; one of thofe which tol- 
low is copied from Jchn Baptift Mechain, 
an eminent drawing mafter at Oxford ; the 
reft are from defigns by Mr. Roberts, 
Upon the whole, we think this book is 
calculated to be of ule to thofe to whom 
it is addreffed, and it is, in the bookfel- 
ler’s phrafe, uncommonly well got up. 
Grammigrapkia; or, the Grammar of Drawing ; 
a Syflem of Appearance, which by ealy Rules 
communicates its Principles, and foews bow it 
is to be prejented by Lines, Bc. Gc. By Rod- 
Jon. Printed for Wallis, Paternoffer-row. 
It has been thought by {ome ingenious 
writers, that without dome eltablifhed and 
fixed 
