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' which the late proprietor paid to the artifts, 
is not fo generally known. 
It may be fome gratification to the cu- 
rious to know the fums which fome of 
them coft, and as room fhall ferve, we will 
in this and the following Retro!pe&s enu- 
merate a few of them, which may tend to 
fhew the importance of the arts in a light 
in which they have not hitherto been fo 
generally coniidered as they deferve. 
~ Lavinia, painted by Gainfborough, and 
" engraved by Bartelozzi. The painting 
zoo]. Engraving 2 50]l.—Hodiwal and Gan- 
daretia, by Gainfborough, 3501. Engrav- 
ing by Bartolozzi, 2521. :0s.—Palamon 
and 4rcite, Hamilton, rool. Bartolozzi, 
3501.—The Death of Arcite, by the fame 
artifis. Paintmg, 1aol. Engraving, 350l. 
—For engraving Mr. Bunbory’s drawing 
of The Moufes Petition, by P. W. Tom- 
kins, 300l. and for Marian, by the fame 
artift, 300l.—To Maria Cofway, for the 
very fine picturé of Lodona, 1001. Barto- 
lozzi, for engraving it, 250!.—The Free- 
zug of Amoret, by Mr. Opie, 200!. 10s. 
To Bartolozzi, for engraving it, 3151.— 
The Cottagers, by Sir Jofhua Reynolds, 
goo]. Engraving, by Bartolozz!, 250l.— 
The Ancient Englifh Wake, a pitture by 
Hamilton; 200]. Engraved by J. Chap- 
man, 2501.—The Woodman and his Dog, 
painted by Barker, of Bath, 300]. En- 
graving, by Bartolozzi, 350l.—The Death 
Bed of the Fuff, by the Rev. W. Peters, 
400]. Engraving, by Bartolozzi, 450l.— 
Death of Lard Robert Manners, by T. 
Correct Lift of New Publications: 
[Feb.r, 
Stothard, R. A. 200. 
J. K, Sherwin, 700l. 
Mr. Nollekens 1s modelling a buft of his 
Grace the Duke of Bedford, as a compa- 
nion to that of Mr. Fox, and it is a moft 
fpirited and ftriking likenefs. 
Mefirs. Boydells are publifhing, by fub- 
feription, various improved: and diftin- 
guifhed breeds of cattle, fheep, horfes, 
and hogs, amounting to nearly 100 plates, 
with defcriptions of each, and their appro- 
priate advantages as to foil, climate, &c. 
Artitts of the firt reputation only will be 
employed, and the work when completed, 
will form one quarto volume, and will be 
publifhed in numbers, ten plates in each, 
at one guinea per number. 
At the editor’s requeft, the Right Hon. 
Lord Somerville has obligingly confented 
to fuperintend the work. Subicriptions. 
taken in by Meflrs. Nicol, and at Mr. 
John Coles, Smithfield. 
Mr, Colnaghi, of Cockfpur-ftreet, will 
fhortly publith 4 Battle between the Bears 
and the Frogs; engraved by 8. W. Rey- 
nolds, from a moft fpirited picture by that 
eccentric genius Eckftein. A fheet print; 
mezzotinto. 
Mr. Harding, of Pall Mall, will this 
week publith A Journey from London to 
Dover, and from Dover to the Ifle of Wight, 
by the late Thomas Pennant, efq. in two 
volumes, royal quarto. This work con- 
tains 49 beautiful prints of views and por- 
traits, by Angus, Sparrow, and Comte. 
Price 31. 3s. in boards. 
Engraving, by 
Erratum in the laft Retrofpect, for *¢ Robert Cooper,” read ** Richard Cooper, drawing~ 
mafter to her Majefty, and to Eton College.” 
LIST or NEW PUBLICATIONS 1x JANUARY. 
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ANTIQUITIES. 
An Explanation of the Elementary Charac- 
ters of the Chinefe, with an Analyfis of their 
Ancient Symbols and Hieroglyphics; anda 
Comparifon of the Chinefe, Egyptian, and 
Mexican Hicroglyphics ; being the firft fyfte- 
matic Work which has been publifhed in Eu- 
rope on Chinefe Writing and Reading, ac~ 
companied with the proper Characters, by 
Jofeph Hagar, D. D. imperial folio, with up- 
wards of 500 cuts, 21. 2s. bds. Phillips. 
RIOGRAPHY. 
General Biography ; or, Lives of the moft 
eminent Perfons of all Ages, Countries, Con- 
€itions, and Profeffions, by J. Aikin, M.D. 
and others, vol. 2. 4to. 11.115. 6d. boards. 
“ie Johnfon. 
Memoirs of Angelus Politanus, Agius Sin- 
cerus Sanazarius, Petrus Bembus, Hierony- 
mus Fracaftorius, Marcus Antonius FJamini- 
us, and the Amalthei Tranflationi from their 
poetical Works; and Notes and Obferva- 
tions concerning other Literary Charaéters of 
the fifteenth and fixteenth Centuries, by the 
‘Rev. W. Parr Grefwell, 8vo. 5s. boards. 
Cadell and Davies. 
DRAMA- e 
Life, a Comedy, as performed at the The- 
atre Royal Covent Garden, by Fredericls 
Reynolds, 2s, Longman and Rees, 
EDUCATION. ° ¥ 
Harry and Lucy, Part II. being the fecond 
Part of early Leffons, by the Author of the 
Parent’s Affittant, 6d. Johnfon, 
The Beauties of Owen Feltham, feleéted 
from his Refélves; a Compendium of philo» 
fophical, moral, and religious Inftruétion, 
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