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feffion ; and taken as a whole, it may be 
fairly clafled as one of the fineft fpecimens 
of the graphic art, that has ever been pro- 
duced. It brought to our recollection 
fome of the very beft views of fea-ports, 
engraved after the fine defigns by Vernet, 
—but the figures in this are upon a much 
larger fcale, and the fiyle of engraving 
is infinitely more forcibie. Admitting 
that the proofs of the Death of General 
Wolfe are -worth the immenfe fums for 
which they have been yepeatedly fold, it is 
noteafy tofay what fama proof of this very 
“fine piece of art will produce, after the 
Japfe of a few years. A key-plate will 
be engraved and delivered to the pur- 
chafers, and fubfcribers, or in a future 
Retrofpec&t the portraits fhall be enu- 
_ merated. 
His Majefty: Reviewing the Velunteer Corgs af- 
fembled in Hyde Park in honcur of the Birth- 
day, Fune a4, 1799- Drawn and eiched by 
R. Suirke, jun. Aqua tinta,by R. Earlom. Pub- 
lifhed by Meffrs. Boydell, Shakefpeare Gallery, 
and Cheapfide. Sise, 36 by 26. Price, 
plain, 11. 11s. 6d. In coluurs, 4. As. 
This is a very accurate and pleafing 
reprefentation of the different corps thac 
were aflembled on this cccafion ; the’ com 
panies are diftinguiflicd by various colours, 
which are explained in a key-plate, and 
the innuimerable little fgures with which 
the print is peopled, are drawn with a vi- 
gour and effect that does great honour to 
~the young artift who deigned and etched 
it. They have a large portion of the 
{pirit and fire of Callot. The part which 
has been alotted to Mr. Earlom, is exe- 
cuted with a judgment that marks all his 
produdtions, and greatly adds to the gene- 
val effect, which, in the coloured impref- 
fions, is equal to a drawing. 
The Battle cf Copenbagen: WN. Pocock, Efg. del. 
Stadler, feulpt. Publifbed by R. Ackermann, 
Jo. 103, Strand. Drawn from a Sketch, 
made by R. Kittors, Efg.,. Secretary to the Ad 
waral. Prints, 1). 65. . Proofs, 21. 2s. In 
colours, 21. 12s. 6d. 
The drawing from which this print is 
copied, was, previcusto its being engraved, 
fabmitted to the infpection of Admiral] 
Graves, R. Kittors, efg. and the princi- 
pal cficers who were in the engagement, 
and they alf concurred in acknowledging 
it to bea perfe&tly correé& reprefentation 
‘of the places, the order of the fhips, and?’ 
the line of battle. It has, during its pro- 
grefs, been honoured by a moft refnectable 
hit of fubfciibers, among whom we mark 
Lord Neifon, Admiral Graves, Earl Spen- 
Reirafpect of the Fine Arts. 
ny Sept. 1; 
cer, Earl of Liverpool, and mcft of the ~ q 
cficers that were in the aétion. 
In an ifland whole naval {uperiority is 
its pride, glory, and beft defence, a repre- 
fentation of fuch fcenes as tend to the 
honour of thofe: gallant -fpirits, whofe 
prowefs has obtained, and ftill preferves, | 
that fuperiority, is a very proper fubject 
for the pencil. Marine-painting, by this 
means becomes, ina cegree, hiliorical and 
biographical, and at the fame time that it 
commemorates our victories, is an ho- 
nourable. monument to the memory of 
thofe herces who have fallen for their 
country. Much of the merit of fuch re- 
prefentaticns depends upon the fidelity 
with which they are executed; and in 
point of accuracy, this print is, by all 
who have feen it, acknowledged to have 
every claim to praife. Size of the print, 
302 inches, by 203. 
Fhe Milk-mcid. W. Pearce, pink. Charles 
Turner, feupt. Publifhed Fanuary iff, 1801, 
by S. Morgan, Margaret-fireet, Cavendifh= 
Squares , 
This print is well engraved in mezzo= 
tinto; but the very effence of defigns of 
this defcription, lies intheir Simplicity, and 
proper feleétion of nature; and in thofe 
particulars we cannot fay much in its fa- 
vour. The girl has a vulgar charaéter, 
and the cattle are not well drawn. 
Lord Keith. Painted by Danleux, and engraved 
by S W. Reynolds. Publifhed by Danloux, 
Charles-fireet, Middlefex Hofpital.  Pricéy 
ee. Sew ; 
- Previous to the time of Sir Jofhua Rey- 
nolds, the portraits of our Statefmen, 
Generals, or Admirals, were, with few 
exceptions, drawn in attitudes fo fimilar, 
and with countenances fe little apprcpri- 
ate to their charaéters, that though we had 
a tolerable correct map of the face, yet, 
unlefs we knew the points by which the 
man was diftinguifhed, little was found to 
denote his employment, except the 
truncheon, the flowing periwig, or the long 
robe. / f 
It was the glory of our late lamented 
Prefident, (in his latter portraits efpeci- 
ally), to take the peculiar turn of feature 
which was moft favourable te the leading 
“circumftances that had marked the charac- 
ter of the man he delineateds and by add- 
ing to this fome little accompaniment, he 
frequently rendered- his picture, in ade- 
gree, hiftorical. This is f{rongly exem- 
phfied in his portrait of the late Lord 
Heathfield, firmly grafping the key of 
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