$90 
Portraits sketched from the Life, by George 
Dance, esq. R.A. and engraved by William 
Daniel, d R.A. Published ty Wilkam Da- 
niel, 9, Cleweland-striet, Fitzroy. square. 
Nos. 4and 5. The former containing 
portraits of Joseph Haydon, Benjamin 
West, Robert Smirke, jun. John Bacon, 
Thomas Banks, and William Seward; 
and the- latter, Joah Bates, Alexander 
Dalrymple, James Northcote, Thomas 
King, William Shheld, and James Barry. 
Tiey possess the same kind of charac- 
teristic fidelity, and decision of style, as 
the former numbers, and which render 
Mr. Dance’s sketches in portraiture so 
peculiarly valuable. The engraver (Mr. 
Danie!) bas exerted his talents with con- 
siderable eflect, and rendered his prints 
(as near as the art will allow) almost 
tac-similes of the drawing. 
INTELLIGENCE. 
The arts have experienced the loss of 
a valuable and able member, by the death 
of Paul Saudby, esq. R.A. who lately de- 
parted this life, full of years and honours, 
Mr.Sandby, in addition to his great talents 
as alandscape painter in water-colours, 
is the reputed inventor of the ant of en- 
gravingin aquatinta. Ilis death occasions 
a vacancy In the royal Academy. 
On Monday, the 13th of November, 
the Royal Academy held a council, when 
Messrs. Wilkie and Dawe were elected 
associates, and Mr. Marchant received 
his diploma as an Academician. The 
candidates for the honorary medals of the 
Royal Academy, are more numerous, 
(except in painting, in which there is but 
one,) and of a higher degree of merit than 
of past years; after their distribution on 
the 10th of this month, the anniversary 
of the institution of the academy, some 
observations shall be made on their me- 
rits; at present, it would be unfair and 
premature, except in regard to the size of 
the architectural drawings, which ina very 
few instances accord in size to the terms 
given them by the academy. Many of 
them most outrageously exceed the or- 
dered dimensions of paper, and thereby 
take anundue advantage over their 
more obedient competitors. 
The lectures at the Royal Academy, 
commenced on Monday, the 20th ult. 
with the lectures of Mr.Carlisie, on Ana 
tomy. Mr. Carlisle appears to have 
studied the wants of artis's if anatomi- 
cal action, and general proportion, more 
than in lus last course, (vide Monthly 
Magazine, vol. 27, page 179.) Me pre- 
fessed his inteution of describing certain 
geometrical proportions of the parts of 
Monthly Retrospect of the Fine. Arts. 
[Dec. 1, 
the human body; that he doubted nos, 
_had been the practice of the Greeks, and 
defined the ditferent admeasurements of 
ancient authors and people, in order.ta. 
facilitate the knowledge of the stature and 
proportions of man in those days, as de- 
scribed by their writers. TTliat artists 
might represent the natural’ stature of 
ancient heroes more correctly, the pro- 
fessor observed, that menliving by the. 
sea-coast, and in level countries, were 
larger in their stature, than inhabitants 
of mountainous regions; thatthe ancients 
often chose their kings aud leaders from 
the height of their stature, and beauty of 
form. He instanced Saul, who was cho- 
sen king, because be was higher by the 
head and shoulders, than all the children 
of Israel; and gave other illustrations of 
ideal personifications. This lecture (which 
was completely introductory,) was illus- 
trated by some excellent diagrams of 
a novel and most excellent kind. The 
first was, a geometrical figure of the straight 
lines of the humana hand, with the fingers 
extended, that could be positively drawn 
by rules, when upon. applying a_ liquid 
chemical menstruurm over those limes, it 
made the outlines to appear, (which had 
been previously drawn with sympathetic 
colours,) containing im themselves the 
geometrical definitions, The next was 
geometrical figures, bounding the grand 
proportion of the whole body, which, by 
the same process, exhibited the entire 
human skcleton. Mr. Carlisle received 
much well-deserved applause. [Tis con- 
tinuation will be recorded in our next. 
The anatomical lectures are expected 
to be followed by Mr. Fuseli, on Painting, 
as the lately-elected Professor Tresham 
has resigned his situation; by Mr. Soane, 
on Architecture; and Mr. Turper, on. 
Perspective. Whether the professor in 
ancient literature wall lecture, is uncer- 
tain, as his place is henorary; but the 
information that Dr. Burney could convey 
to the students, in his aceessorial des 
‘partment of the arts, would he of the 
first consequence, and is highly desirable. 
Every admirer of classical art, correct 
taste, and national improvement in seulp- 
ture, will be gratified in hearing that Mr. 
Pjaxman is appointed to the newly-made 
professorship of sculpture. 
_A faithful summary of all the lectures 
given this winter in the Royal Academy, 
will appear in this Magazine. 
The Norihern Society for the encou- 
ragement of the Fine Arts, at Leeds, open 
their next annua! exhibition, on the first 
Monday in April, 1810; and will be 
ready 
