1803.] 
3. Head of an Old Man, on canvafs, 1 foot 3 
bigh, 1 foot 5 wide. 
- This artilt was born at Bologna, in the’ 
year 1574, and remarkable for the grace 
and greatnefs of his compoftions ; and, 
as De Piles juftly obferves, his merit prin- 
cipally confifted in delineating that mov- 
ing and perfuafive beauty, which did not 
fo much proceed from a reguiarity of fea- 
tures, as from a lovely air which he gave 
to the mouth, and an enchanting modefty 
with which he had the art to mark the 
eye.. Lavater fays, that Guido’s charac- 
ters have all the traits of: pure calm hea- 
venly love. 
The three piGtures in this colle&tion are 
painted in a very fuperior ftyle, the ex- 
preffion of the countenances is confonant 
to the above character of his paintings, . 
and the draperies are broad and matterly. 
GUIDO CAGNACCI,. 
Laocoon and his Sons, on canvafs, 6 feet 11 wide, 
5 feet 1 high, 
This artift ftudied in the f{chool of the 
laft mentioned great mafter, and for feve- 
val years continued under his direction. 
His great charatteriftic was sorce, and in 
this picture he has eminently difplayed 
his power, efpecially in the fore-fhorten- 
ing, which is magical in its effect. 
ANNIBAL CARRACCI, 
1. The Affaffination of Pompey,:on canvafs, 7 
feet wide, 4 feet 1% high. ; 
2. St. Catherine, 3 feet 3 wide, 2 feet 8 high. 
3. Portrait of Himfelf, 1 foot 8 high, 1 foot 4 
Wide, 
The tafte of this mafter in compofition 
and defign was principally formed upon 
his ftudtes at Rome; and his manner, 
in many of his works, difplays a mixture 
of the antique, of nature, and the ityle of 
Michael Angelo Buonaroti. He was ge- 
nerally thought to paint poetic and pro- 
fane fubjects better than thofe from facred 
hiftory or religion. Though his picture 
of St. Catherine mutt be admitted to be 
fine, we think that of The Afaffixation of 
Pompey, very fuperior to it. Lavater re- 
marks that Annibal has the art fo necef- 
fary to the phifognomift, of pouxtraying 
mauch charaéter in few ftrokes. 
: LUDOVICO CARRACCI, 
St. Ferome Hearing the [aft Trumpet, 5 feet 
wide, 3 feet g bigh. 
This mafter is deemed to have lefs fire 
in his compofitions than either of his bro- 
thers, but he is admitted to have furpafled 
them in grace, grandeur, and {weetne(s, 
and in religious fubjects to have excelled 
them both, © In conjunction with Annis 
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bal, and Agoftino, he had the honour of 
laying the foundation of that {chool which 
has been {fo highly celebrated as the Aca- 
demy of the Carraccis. The compofition 
of this picture is grand, and the whole is 
marked with a fublimity of idea that can- 
not be expreffed by any but a firft-rate 
artift. 
AGOSTINO CARRACCI. 
The Ephefian Widow, 2 feet 13 high, 2 feet § 
wide. 
It is obfervable that the manner of all 
the Carraccis has a great fimiliarity ; the 
only difference feems to arife from, the di. 
verfity of their tempers and difpofitions. 
The works of Agoftino are fearce. The 
widow, in this picture is painted in a very 
matterly ftyle, although it muft be ad-’ 
mitted to be in a very fingular mode of 
colouring. ‘The habit in which fhe is 
cloathed is extremely fombre, and has the 
appearance of an oil-fkin cloak. The 
back ground is of a very dark colour, 
and the face by this means attains a bright- 
nefs which it would not have were it not 
for the hue of the furrounding {cenevy, but 
‘that face is marked with a peculiar arch- 
nefs of charatter, and dikinguifhed by 
an accuracy of drawing, and {kill in co- 
louring which reprefents nature as ina 
mirror. 
LORENZO PASSINELLI. 
A Magdalen, 3 fect 2 high, 2 feet 7 wide, 
Paffinelli formed his manner usen the 
majeftic and profound ftyle of Paolo Ve- 
ronefe; and to this picture he has given 
great effect, though the fubject has been 
fo frequently painted by different matters, 
that much originality of defagn cannot be 
expected. Tne hair is moft exquilitely 
painted. 
BARTHOLEMEW SCHIDONI. 
St. Fobn the Baptift in the Wildernefs, 3 feet 8 
by 2 feet 10. 
The face is exquifitely fine, and the 
whole figure gives the idea of a very beau- 
tiful though feminine youth, 
JOHN BAPTISTE WEENIx, called THE 
YOUNG. 
Dead Birds, and Hunting Equipage, 2 feet 9 
high, 9 feet wide. 
Dogs Snariing, 3 fect 8 high, 2 feet 10 broad. 
Birds of Nip attacking Pouitry, 7 feet 6 high, by 
vet 6.- 
es and Fruit Piece, on canvafs, 2 feet § 
high, by 2 feet 3 wide. 
_Thele pictures are all painted in a very 
good ityle, but the laft of them is exqui- 
fite. The fruit and flowers have a!l that 
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