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Nor. : 
MONTHLY RETROSPECT OF THE FINE ARTS. 
(Comemumoations and tbe Loam of all now Prints are reguojied.) 
Seen eneeell 
The TRUCHSESS PICTURE-GALLERY, 
wow ewhibining de the NEW-ROAD, Y- 
PORTLAND-PLACE. 
N our Int Retrofpect we took & gene 
ral view of many ce the pictures in 
this very ipkadid in this we 
Sirll be foamewbt onate particel, though 
Want of room readers it im tmenter 
Eto Bay critical defeription of a tethe of 
thois 7 are entitled te actention, and 
we have, therefore, in vere! infances 
ferred cramerating fuch as are painted 
y atts not generally known in this 
Serteity t catkewaz ito any erates! un 
webigation of the works of Rubens, Rem- 
branat, Vandyke, Teniers, &e. &o. de. 
ee: indiipatadle celebrity wall force 
ther prodections into general notice. 
FRANCIS SNYDERS, oF SNEYERS. 
4 Wild Bow crated by > amd a 
erates by Bao f act oat 
20 fat 2 wud, and & Froct 5 tah. 
“The peimter ofthele toro mak capital pro. 
Gactiees Wes born a Antwerpin 2570,2and 
Gied warS57, sped 73. Hewes the pupilof 
Van Balen. The fird fatgects 
which he painted were freits of diffrent 
kinds, and @ill-ife; bat alterwanls his 
georves ied ben we paiet amimek, end ia 
that department he was claffed higher than 
any other ati, He Qudied navar very 
@cuarntely, and in his matations di ‘pisy- 
ea great jadgment im the choice of his 
Gadjects, and warommen comecmnc’s in 
the Gelimanen. From an caver dehve to 
improve him&l he travelled ro Rome, 
ead ubere was i captivared with the 
werks of Caiiiclione, that be net cnly 
Yuseed his mame, bat exdcavoured to 
faxpais that great weier. From that 
Sse en-~ 
every anime hed 
ese: Sbacseeete ay Serkes.-om the dund 
was almok imvarzhly defend im a fine 
Se eee 
AAJ] the the animals im each of the pictures 
tate 5 their acuons 
snd artitodes are sxurked with Life, expref 
fon, and ipirit, and the dim and hax ap- 
pear to have been ftudied from a: 
— feems taken at achedieg 
they were engaged ip 
lite, or deitroying Fedige nnn. enemy. 
GERRARD DOUW. 
she 
%. Ae O14 men eh on 
pasty Rev’, ote 9 
mater, 
‘this day, wether arte dor 
patient beyond all 
He fays, thet having once, in compa 
with Bamboccio, viited Gerhard D; 
their fi ie : ch conn eer 
po 
bat all bis i ae wkd wit thee 
GUIDO RENE - 
+. A Mpii ies 
ee Hood of St. Fale, am 
"corey fa to wish 3 fer BR 
