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C877 9 
MONTHLY RETROSPECT OF THE FINE ARTS. 
* * The Uje of all New Prints, and Communications of Articles of Intelligence, 
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Chriftianfhorg, a Danifh Settlement on the Geld 
Coaft of Africa. Drawn by G. Webjter. En- 
graved by fF. Hill. 
Cope Coaft Caftle, a Britifh Settlement on the Geld 
Coaft of Afri ca, by the fame Artifis. 
Deseo! é5 a) By itifp Settlement on rhs Gold Coaft 
of Africa. Ditto. 
&t. George D? Elmina, a Dutch Settlement on the 
Coaft of Africa. Ditto, 
Each of the eje Prints are dadicated by Permiffion, 
to His Royal Highnefs the Duke of Clarence, by 
r; Barrow, ard G Webfter. Publifbed for 
Meffirs. Boydell and Co. price 11. 1s, each. 
“EHLL beit written deferiptions of the 
| rich fcenery with which this. coun- 
try fo much abounds, will convey but a 
very imperfect idea of the place to the 
mind of the reader, if itis net accom- 
panied with a delineation; . This remark 
applies with treble force to the {cenery 
of another country, and even when there 
is a delineation, it fhould, in many cafes, 
(as for example, in the four prints before 
us) be coloured to convey a correét idea 
of the place to the {pectator, On the 
firft in{pection of thefe prints we thought 
the iky too Ingh coloured, and too hot 
for nature; but, on a moment’s reflection, 
and confidering the place reprefented 
was the coaft of Africa, the objection 
vanifhed. A gentleman who has feen 
three of the places reprefented, has fince 
that time aflured us that they are in an 
eminent degree correct representations, 
There is a great deal of tafte dilplayed in 
the drawing of the icenes and figures, 
and the prints are extremely well en- 
graved. 
Milfs Byrne fome time fince publifhed 
No. I. confifting of eight finifhed Etch- 
ings from various matters.’ Price 21s. 
The fecond nuinber is at the printers, 
and will be publithed for Metirs. Boy- 
dell and Co. in the courfe of a few days. 
The privts that we have feen are from 
T. Hearne, G. Barret,..S.:Gilpin, &c. 
and executed in a {tyle that dues in- 
finite honour to the tafe and talents 
of the fair artift; and it afforded us a 
high gratification to fee a work info 
fuperior a ftyte from. the burin of a fe- 
tale. 
Befides the above, Mefirs. Boydell and 
Co: have announced, as very nearly 
ready for publication, the third number 
of Liber Veritas, containing + twenty fac- 
fumgle prints atter Claude’s drawiags, 
in the collection of Earl Spencer, and 
Charles Lambert, efg. of ie ‘Temple; 
engraved by Valo, . 
Bataillen d. 2 April 1801, paa Kiobenbauns 
-| Reed. C: A. Lor entlen pinxt. Fe. FY. Clemens 
Jeulp. Price 2/. Qs. pied 
The above is publithed for Mr. Cle- 
mens, of Copenhagen, and for Mefirs. 
Boydell and Co, London. <A. key- Be 
containing an. ample defcription of th 
vefiels that were engaged, &c, &c. ‘is 
delivered with it, The, print iS very 
darge, and the figures, which are nu- 
merous, are drawn and engraved with a 
{pirit that) does great honour to the 
artifts, 
Full length Portrait of Mrs. Duff. R. Cofway 
del. Fobn Agar feulp. ' Publifhed Seats 3 
Ackerman, Strand, by eohomee i dedicated to 
the Right Hon Fames Duff, Earl of Fifes 
Price 10s. 6d, plain; 215. in colours. 
Many of our readers will recollect 
Mrs. Duff being a few years fince bitten 
mn the cheek by a favourite lap-dog, and, 
in confequence of it, being fome time 
afterwards leized ih the hydrophobia, 
and, dying in great agony. She was a 
Mifs Manners, and fitter to Lady Heath- 
cote, of whom a companion prt at the 
fame price, is. in’ the eMpteave? 3 hands. 
The portrait is marked with that eafy 
and elegant air which diftinguines many 
of Mr. Cofw ay’s productions, and is ad- 
mirably well engraved, 
Mr, Ackermann has -alfo publithed a 
fixth number ef Raudiments of Trees, of 
which, in addition to w hatywe faid f 
the preceding numbers, that is their being 
adinirably calenlated to be uteful to every 
one. whio 18 itudying the art. of drawing, 
by putting them im a way of marking the 
characteriiic diftinctions in the foliage, 
of trees, diferiminating the vz ariety of 
feenery, in nature; that itis in tome 
refpects {uperor to any of the nambers 
heretotore publithed, and we earueitiy 
recommend it to any one who wifles to 
become a proficient in delineating land- 
feapes. It contains, es the intro- 
duttory plate, the Yew, Virginia Poplar, 
Juniper, Scotch fir, mae Yprofs. . 
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