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tions in this new and extraordinary appro- 
priation of perfpective to painting. ‘The 
artift, it feems, did not take the common 
way of meafuring and reducing the ob- 
jects, but trufted to his eye, and has by 
this means given a mcft picturefque dil- 
play of the obje&ts that he has thus 
brought into his great circle ; and, added 
to this, he has generally paid particular 
‘attention to reprefenting the: objects of 
the hue with which they appear in nature, 
and, by that means, greatly heightened 
the illufion. For example, the view to- 
wards the eaft appears through a fort of 
mifty medium, arifing from the fires of the 
forges, manufactories, &e. which gradu- 
. ally leffens as we furvey the weftern extre- 
mity. Blackfriars-bridge is a prominent 
object; and Sf. Paul’s riles with moft ma- 
jeftic dignity above all furrounding build- 
ings. Though the Temple-garcens, and 
fome other parts, are of a much brighter 
tint than the general mafles, the whole is 
in harmony, and the eye is not hurt by 
{pots. ‘The water is pellucid, and, con» 
trary to what we have generally {een in 
pictures of this defcription, varies in its 
colour ; that near the thore very properly 
partaking of the hue of the earth beneath. 
The craft uvon the river is boldly and for- 
cibly relieved: the figuresin Blackfriars- 
road, where there is a ying furrounding 
two pugilifts, are correctly reprefented ; 
and the horfes, affes, &c. have great fpi- 
rit. The apparent fpace which the ob- 
jects feemy to occupy, and their relative 
Tie, gives them the appearance of being 
much.larger than they really are. The 
perfon who attends the vifitors meafured 
one of the figures, which proved to be 
only four inches high ; and, to determine 
a-difpute whether fome earthen chimney- 
pots that are on one of the houfes, were 
three or four feet long, did the fame by 
them, and they proved to be no more than 
fixinches! The front of the Albion-mills 
would have been better if it had been more 
kept down in colour. Weftminiter-bridge 
we fufpect to be more circular than it is 
in nature. The two towers of Weltmin- 
fter-abbey appear in one ma{s; which de- 
ftroys that lightnefs and air which confti- 
tute a leading beauty in the building.— 
From the peint of view in which it is 
taken it is probably a true reprefentation ; 
buta licence is allowed to painters as well 
as poets; and where a picturefque effect 
can be produced, a trifling deviation 
would, in a picture of this defcription, be 
overlooked, or forgiven. On the whole, 
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we confider it as the connoiflzur’s panora- 
ma, and hope the young ant very meri- 
torious artift will obtain the approbation 
to which he is fo juitly entitled. 
Mr. Bromley, whole admirable engrav- 
ing of the Siege of Valenciennes, of Snake- 
fpeare’s Seven Ages, &c. &c. we noticed 
in a former Retroipect, intends, as we have 
been informed, to be a candidate for the 
rank of an Affociate of the Royal Acade- 
my. The two other candidates, we be- 
lieve, are a Mr. Rhodes and a Mr. War- 
ren. f 
Every lover of the Fine Arts will feel 
regret when they hear a report, which, 
we fear, is founded in truth, that Mr. 
Bartolozzi, who has {fo eminently diftis- 
guifhed himfelf in this couniry, is very 
thortly to quit it, to refide in Portugal.— 
Tf our young engravers would ftudy fome 
of his bett works, and confider correét 
drawing as the firft requifite in this branch 
of the arts, and endeavour, /eduloufly en- 
deavour, to be as correét as tie was, we 
fhould fay of this venerable patriarch of 
his proteflion, ‘* Though abjent, be fill 
Speaketh.” 
Sir Francis Burdett’s portrait, now 
piinting by Thomas Laurence, Efq. R.A. 
is, we areinformed, to be engraved by J. 
G. Walker, of Hammerfinith. 
Mr.1.T. Smith’s Engravings from the 
arnaments and decorations difcovered on 
the walls of the Houfe of Commons go 
on rapidly, and are finifhed in’a ftyle that 
does great credit to the artilt, and gives a 
very compleat and accurate idea of the 
originals from which they are copied.— 
His lit of fubferibers is highly refpceétable 
and very numerous; and the prints, with 
the Explanation by Mr. Hawkins, will 
be publithed in the beginning cf next 
year. In the refearches that have been 
made to elucidate the ancient ftate of 
Weftminfter (which forms a part of the 
volume) they have found feveral curious 
Roman ornaments, and Roman bricks, 
which corroborate the opinion. of feveral 
antiquarics, that, as there was a temple 
ded:cated to Diana on the {cite ot St, 
Paul’s Cathedral, there was a temple de- 
dicated to Apollo i Weftminffer, The 
ornaments, &c. were found about fx feet - 
below the foundation of an ancient build- 
ing, and are now in the potiefiion of Myr, 
Smith, No. 36, Newman-@reet. 
Mr. Ea:lom’s Liber Veritatis, confiting 
of copies from Claude’s beautiful draw- 
ings, is worthy of the artift, and>we 
cannot give it much higher praife ; but 
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