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363. Landing of the Britifh Troops in the Bay of 
Aboukir, in the face of an expecting and pre- 
pared Enemy, on the 8th of March, 1801. 
PL. F. De Loutberbourg, R.A. 
Another very interefting fcene, paint- 
ed and coloured in a fuperior ftyle to that 
which precedes it. The figures are well 
drawn and well grouped, and the colour- 
ing has not that violent fhine which gave 
to fome of M. Loutherbourg’s pictures 
the appearance of being burnifhed. On 
the whole, it does great credit to this de- 
fervedly eminent artift. 
No.1. Sir €. W. Malet, Bart. the Britifh Re- 
fedent at the Court of Poonahs in the Year 
1790, concluding a Treaty, in the Durbar, 
with Souee Madarow, the Peifbwa, or Prince, 
ef the Mabratta Empire. T. Daniell, R.A. 
The painter of this picture has travelled 
farther into the country where he made 
this drawing, than any other artift. He 
has taken all his views of the buildings, 
the fcenery of the country, and the cere- 
monies of the inhabitants, from an aétual 
furvey, which gives him infinite advan- 
tage over thofe who paint from the de(crip- 
tions of others ; and we contemplate with 
full confidence the views of buildings, de- 
Hineation of public meetings, &c. of a 
man who was prefent at the time the 
events took place. Confidered in this 
point of view, the picture of the Treaty 
in the Durbar is a very curious produc- 
tion, as we have every reafon to believe it 
gives a correct idea of the manners, cof- 
tume, buildings, &c. in India. Contraft- 
ed with the graceful dreffes of the Eaft, 
the European habits appear awkward, ftiff, 
and taftelefs. The Germanic miktary 
garb has a vile effect in a picture, efpeci- 
ally if oppofed to the eafy Eaftern robe, 
which gives a pitturelque effect to any 
perfon who wears it. 
Among the capital portraits, Sir Wil- 
liam Beechey has feven, and, as his almoft 
invariably are, they are admirably well 
painted. Mr. Laurence has five, which 
are in a capital ftyle, and in many refpeéts 
difplay marks of improved judgment.— 
That of H. Hoare, Efq. is in a broad 
manner and a good tafte. 
Mr. Shee has fix portraits, in which, 
though we believe his Rhymes on Art are 
a firit appearance before the public in the 
eharaéter of an author, he has much dif- 
tinguithed himfeif, is genius in his 
ewn profeffion has been long acknowledg- 
ed, and to fay that the portraits now ex- 
hibited are worthy of the artift, is high 
praife. . 
of the Fine Art% 
Among fix by Mr. Opie, we particu- 
larly noticed, 
No. 82. 4 Portrait of the Right Hon. C. F. Fox. 
F. Opie, R.A. 
[June }, 
This gentleman has been properly de- 
nominated the Englifh Rembrardt. His 
pictures are in an eminent degree forcible, 
and his portraits firiking. ‘That of Mr. 
Fox it is not eafy for any one to paint 
without giving a likencfs that will be 
known. Mr. Opie’s has an extremely 
clofe refemblance to the original, but it 
is not a pleafing refemblance. The face 
is not lighted up with that good-humour- 
ed hilarity for which he is fo remarkable 
among his friends, but feems to be taken 
in the Houfe of Commons, when he is 
making a reply to an acrimonious attack 
upon himéelf. 
No. 6. Portrait of Mafter Betty. F. Opie, R.Ae 
Of this little hero of the drama, not a 
little has been faid; we have had portrait 
upon portrait, buft upon buft, print upon 
print, without number or preceding ex- 
ample; and his likenefs has been almoft as 
eagerly fought by thofe ftyling themfelves 
theatrical amateurs in this country, as 
the likenefs of the little Hero of France 
has in that. Mr. Opie’s portrait is in a 
broad and unaffected manner, and is an 
uncommonly happy likene(s. 
Evidently placed in fuch a fituation as 
to make the compariion between the two, 
is, 
No. 26. Portrait of the Young Rofcius. 2 
Northcote, R.A. ; 
To enter into the relative merits of twa 
portraits cf the fame individual, by two 
eminent artifts, is an unpleafant tafk; but 
here it is demanded, and we muft take the 
liberty of fuggefting what appears to be 
the refult. Mr. Northeote’s picture is 
overborne by the relative parts, which are 
too cumbrous for the figure that is placed 
in the midft of them. The broad fteps, 
large buft of Shakefpeare, &c. make the 
little boy appear ftill lefs ; neither is the 
likenefs by any means fo ftriking asin the 
other, which, in every refpect, confidered 
as a whole, is furely the fuperior picture. - 
Mr. Northcote four other pictures are 
extremely well painted. 
Among the models, there is a buf of 
Matter Betty, by Mr. Bullock, of Liver- 
pool, which has a great refemblance to 
the original ; and another by the Honour. 
able Mrs, Damer, which is not fo like.: 
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