1809.) 
greatly improved in personal appearance 
as well as character, since the dangers 
of expatriation to which they were ture 
merly exposed, have been removed. 
Yhere can be no doubs that the improve- 
ment of ther minds in knowledge and 
veneral instruction, will hereafter be no. 
ticed with equal satisfaction. ‘The cheer 
ful manliness of willing obedience has 
Monthly Retrespect of the Fine Arts. 
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succeeded to the frown of insolent suspi- 
elon, which tormed the characteristic aiz 
of the countenance of the tree negro of 
Sierra Leone; and no better proof cas 
be given of the general amelioration of 
the people, than the strony contrast of 
their present orderly goud umour, with 
thew former sulleaness, 
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Tue EXHIBITION or tie ROYAL 
ACADEMY or LON DON, 1809. 
(Continued from our last. ) 
©. 259. The celebrated Roman 
Tribune Dentatus, making his last 
desperaie Effort against lus own Soldiers, 
who attacked and murdered him in « nur- 
vow pass, by Haydon ; is a very successful 
etiort mthe highest line etart. (No. 293) 
Ballen: Angels, by Simpson, is a spirited. 
sketch, full of vigour, mind, and much 
anatomical knowledze. . The drawings of 
Portraits, by Perr and Eprrpcr, and 
the exquisite enamels, by Bone, are beau- 
fl, and excite, as they deserve, much 
admiration.  Sromley’s sketch of an Avs- 
cension (No, 331) is in a grand style, 
and displays much novelty of invention. 
Maekenzie’s drawings of St. George’s 
Chapel, Windsor, (Nos. 3386 and 353) are 
correctly and elaborately finished. Gau- 
dy’sArehitectural LHustration-ofanancient 
Sea-port(No 359) ismagnificent m design; 
and clear and brillrantm execution. His 
Nossiyn Chapel (No. 325) is beautifully 
drawn, but too ideal in colouring and 
finishing for a real view. In the room 
called the Antique Academy, there are 
two beautiful portrarts by Westall. Mas- 
tor Clark, (No.441) as a Bacchus; iat 
Independent of individual resenrblance, 
is‘a charming composition; and of Mrs. 
Clark, (Ne. 506) as a Bacchante; pos- 
sessing the sanre claim to praise. (No, 
444.) Phe grotto of the Nymph Egerta, 
near Rome: the modern Romans in 
Procession on May-day, honoring the 
memory of the Goddess with recitation, 
music, and dancing, by Frearson, 1 2 
characteristic classical picture, finely 
imavined aud no less delicately evecuted. 
Mr. Heatl’s engraving of the goud Strep- 
herd, trum Murito, (No. 479) is: a-power- 
ful specimen of the power of the burin ; 
as is (No. 480) a bine Gale, by Pittler, | 
after Vandevelde, in the collection of 
the Marquis of Stafford. ‘ihe engraver 
has caught the style and manner of the 
painter with much suecess, and the water 
1s particularly excellentand characteristics 
The small lonits of this department pre- 
vent dilation on these subjects, they 
must therefore be brief and only catch a 
transient view of a few of the best. faa 
the library is a view of the Albion Fire- 
othiee, New Bridve-street, which is exce!= 
dently drawn, but rather feeble in the sha- 
dows. No 555, are foursmall whole lengths 
of great originality of style and felicity of 
execution, by Warlow; they are of Sir 
Robert Kerr Porter, in the costume of his 
order of kniglitheod, his interesting sister 
Miss Porter, Miss E. Thomas, and a 
gentleman, (said to be the artist) in the 
character of tlenry the fifth, 
_ The miniatures are numerous and of 
increased merit. Amuny the best. are 
(No. 608) Mr. Kinlock, by Robertson. 
(No. 616) Sir T. Gave, Bart. by Waines, 
who has several of equal merit both ia 
freedom of style and breadth of colourince 
(No. 617) Professor Cartisle, by Newton. 
(No. 629) Mv. Wilkie and two others, 
by Robertson. (No. 642) Dr Thornton, 
by Newton. (No. 684) Mr. C. Keinble, 
by Pepe; ef more thar ordinary merit, 
indeed it may be considered as the best 
miniature in the room. (No. 711). Dr, 
Giasse and Mrs. G. I. Glasse, by More 
phy. A frame of snamels, by Hone (No, 
712). | , 
: SCULPTURE. 
This department of the Tine Arts ex- 
hibns rather a smaller number of sub- 
jeets than usual, but of unusual nierir, 
(No. 758.) A small model of the figure 
executed m stonefur the Hope Mnsurance 
Company, Ludgate-hill, by Bubb, is. 
vigorous boldly inrazined desivn, well 
executed, but rather too masculine for 
tle idea of “ Hope with eye so fair.” 
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