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MONTHLY RETROSPECT OF THE FINE ARTS. 
(Communications and the Loan of all new Prints are requefted.) 
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Bonaparte. Engraved from a buft modelled by 
Ceracci, by H. Richter. Publifhed for Rich - 
ters, Newman-ftreet, Price 10s. 64. Plain, 
1/. 1s. in Colours 
HE refemblanceofa manwho has per- 
formed fo con{picuous a charaéter in 
the great theatre of the world, at this moft 
eventful period, naturally excites curtofity ; 
and to gratify that curiofity, we have been 
treated with feveralofhis portraits. Thisis 
faid to be a very ftriking refemblance, and 
the circuimftances that attended the model- 
ling the buf, are collateral proots that it 
is fo. About twenty years ago, Ceracci 
an Italian, who was the fculptor, refided 
in Margaret-{treet, Cavendith-(quare, and 
was confidered by many of the beft judges 
as a young artilt of great promife. At 
this time he gave fome inftruétions to Mrs, 
Damer. He modelled the heads of the 
Marguis of Buckingham, Admiral Kep- 
pel, General Paoli, and many other emi1- 
nent charaéters. He was allo the fculp. 
tor of the figures on the top of Somerfet 
Houfe; and one very curious f{pecimen of 
his tafte and talents he prefented to Mr. 
Goubert, at whofe death it was purchafed 
by Mr. Raphael Smith, in whole poffef- 
fion it now is. 
With all this, Ceracci did not find en- 
couragement in this country, which he 
therefore left in about four or five years, 
and went to refide in Vienna; where he 
ftaid a fhort time, but wis on fome ac- 
count or other ordered to quit the empire. 
He then went to America, where he was 
noticed and employed ; avd to purchafe 
marble for a monument which he had an 
order for, he took a voyage to Italy. 
Bonaparte, previoufly to his going with the 
troops to Egypt, happened to be in the 
fame city at the fame time, and Ceracci 
obtained permiffion to make a model of 
his head. With this the General was fo 
much pleafed, that he told the fculptor if 
he came to Paris he would endeavour to 
ferve him. ~Ceracci went to Paris, and 
afterwards repaid his countryman’s kind- 
nefs by being a principal contriver of the 
plot to deftroy him by the Infernal ma- 
chine ; and for this he was guillotined. 
This copy is corre€tly drawn, and ad- 
mirably engraved. In the general sut- 
line of the head, and {pirit of the eye, it 
bears a ftrong refemblance to a large me- 
allion that has been lately engraved at 
Montuty Mac. No, 76. 
Paris. On one fide of this is the Chief 
Conful’s head, _ infcribed Anz. ix. 18015 
Bonaparte Conful de la rep. Fran. On 
the reverfe is a globe, with the rays of 
the fun fhining upon that part of the 
Continent in which France is fituated, and 
a heavy cloud hovering over the part in 
which is Great Britain! Motto, Boxheur 
au Continent, Paix de Lunevillie. 
Majquerier’s Portrait of Bonaparte is 
removed from Piccadilly to Macklin’s Gal-. 
lery, Fleet- ftreet. 
Poetry and Painting have been confi- 
dered as fifter-arts. The name of Geffner 
of Zurich ttands very high in the former ; 
his fon, who is an inhabitant of this coun- 
try, has embraced the latter; and whatever 
may be his deteéts, has certainly an abun- 
dant portion of fire. Wherever this is 
found we augur improvement. The fleet 
courfer, that fometimes flies out of the 
beaten track, may be checked in his wild 
career, and brought into the proper 
bounds—but the {luggifh animal that 
drags on at the fame dull pace, without” 
daring to deviate tothe right or left, can 
never be fpurred into fpeed. 
This gentleman, (Mr. Geffher jun.) 
has lately made a number of defigns, re- 
lative to bloody battles, and to bruifing 
arms. Forty or fifty of thefe are in the 
poffefion of Mr. Ackermann ' of the 
Strand, who intends to publifh them. 
The following fubjects, which bear ftrong 
marks of a vigorous mind and abound in 
favage grandeur, are already engraved, 
and are fold at 6s. the Pair. © In Co- 
lours 12s, 
Saxon Dragoons patroling in a Storm. Ziegler 
feulpt.-—Aufirian Huffars inpurfuit of theEnemy. 
Ziegler fculpt. 
The contrat between thefe two prints, - 
is in aneminent degree f{triking. The 
light-coloured cloaks of the Saxons, and 
the chilling and violent wind and ftorm 
in the diflance, is maiked with the hand 
of amafter, and appears to be felt by both 
the horfes and their riders. The heat of 
the whole furrounding {cenery, which is 
in a perfect blaze, forms a very ftrong 
oppofition. 
Englifo Light Horfe attacking French ellie. 
Merke frulpt.—Pruffian Huffars on a Night 
Piguet. Ziegler feulpt. 
Thefe are two f{pirited prints. 
he sae Rufian 
