4352, 
glafs. Weftall’s drawings are vfually 
faithful tranfcripts of fimple unaffected 
nature; but this figure borders upon that 
imaginary race, with which fome of our 
inferior artifts people their canvas, and, 
with a little alteration in the habiliments, 
might pafs for a faint as well as a fthep- 
herd. [tis well engraved in the chalk 
manner. 
William Godwin; Ff. Northcote pinxt. G. 
Dawe feulpt. 
This is a very good portrait, and a 
correct likenefs, but it gives the idea of 
a much larger man than Mr. Gode 
win. 
Richard Brothers, King of the Hebrews 3 fmall 
Oval, with an Apofiolic Crown, ce. over the 
Frame, and a Vignette, with a Landfcape, 
and a Number of Figures beneath it, &c. G. 
Richau inv. F. Grig feulpt. 
To do juftice to the curious portrait of 
this curious character, it feems abfolutely 
neceflary to infert the following very cz- 
vious de{cription, which is given with it: 
—‘* The defign of the reprefentation an- 
nexed, is to convey to the mind, in the 
mo pleafing manner, all that is good, 
with all that is grateful. ‘To begin then 
with the eye at the top, in the midft of 
fine fummer clouds, after a refrefhing 
rain, as Providence feeing all, and bleffing 
all, and as the fifteenth verfe of the thirty- 
fifth Pfalm fays—* The eyes of the Lord are 
upon the righteous, and his ears are open 
unto their cry’-—The apoftolic crown, 
with twelve itars, alluding to the twelve 
tribes of which he is King ; each ftar com- 
pofed of a valuable gem, viz. fardonyx, 
emerald, chalcedony, fapphire, jafper, 
amethyft, jacinth, chryfoprafus, topas, be- 
ryl, chryfolite, and fardius, 
Innocence and fimplicity are pictured in 
the doves, as emblems of love; a flying 
fcroll, on which is written the firft thought 
of every good man, to 
&¢ Praife God, from whom all blefings flow.” 
Underneath which behold the portrait of a 
man, who fuffered feven years’ confine- 
ment in a private prifon for publifhing 
the word of God as revealed ; fuffering in 
lieu of his people! Here, Reader, paufe, 
and contemplate the wonderful goodnelfs 
of God. 
In the vignette is a diftant view of a 
grand city; on the right, a fea-port, with 
bales, cafks, fhips loading, waggons and 
horfes, &c. richly defcriptive of trade. 
Induftry, the great fource of wealth, by 
ploughing, reaping, fpinning, and build. 
Retrofpedi of the Fine Arts, 
[Dec. 3, 
ing. The vine againft a farm-houfe, 
and olive-trees behind it, allude to the 
fecond concern of man, and defcribe the 
land abounding with corn, wine, and oil : 
things which rejoice the heart; while the- 
bee-hives and cow-milking denote it flow- 
ing with milk and honey ; domeftic or pa- 
ternal care, by the hen and chickens ; the 
groupe of figures, in the fore-ground of 
a pleafing landfcape, appear happy and 
dancing, expreffive of gratitude for the 
bounteous care of Gods while the lion 
lying down, the children playing in fecu- 
rity around him, and the little lambs 
feeding, all proclaim the joyful heart, 
while the rich cornucopia clofes the fcene, 
with abundance of Nature’s choiceft gifts, 
thus depiéting peace and plenty. 
To the lovers of PRUTH and REVEAL- 
ED KNOWLEDGS, this plate is moft re- 
fpeétfully dedicated, by their humble fer- 
vant, GeorGE RIEBAU.” 
Such is the fingular infcription prefixed 
to the portraiture of this fingular perfo- 
nage; but, fingular as it may appear, a 
portrait that was publifhed from the bu- 
rin of a very eminent artift, about feven 
years ago, had one {till more extraordi- 
nary. Thus it was worded—** RICHARD 
BROTHERS, PRINCE OF THE HEBREWS. 
Fully believing this to be the man whom 
God has appointed, I engrave his likenefs. 
William Sharpe, No. 8, Charles-freet, 
Middlefex-bofpital, April 16, 1795. 
Mr. Raphael Smith, whofe portraits of 
Mr. Fox, Lord Holland, &c. were fo 
much approved, has nearly finifhed a por- 
trait of M. Otto, and one of his Secreta- 
ries, which are confidered, by thofe who 
know the parties, to be very firong refem- 
blances of the originals, and delfigned in 
his ufual matfterly ftyle. 
The following paragraph, aimed at the 
reputations of a number of refpeétable 
artifts, might poffibly originate in igno- 
rance, or mifinformation—poffibly in ma- 
lice. Ifthe writer intended it as quit, it 
is of that puzzling nature, that it ought 
to be explained, for the world will neves 
find it out. 
Morning Advertifer, Friday, Now. §, 
1802.—** Laft Monday, there was a ge- 
neral meeting of the Royal Academicians, 
at Somerfet-houfe, to eleét an affociate 
engraver, in the room of the late Mr. 
John Browne; and, though there were — 
eight candidates, it was adjudged, that 
neither of them pofleffed fufficient merit 
to entitle him to that honour.” 
This is not true. The faé is, that 
the election was poftponed, from an in- 
formality 
