1807] 
of many of the moft diftinguiflied perfons 
of rank, talents, and erudition, who thus 
paid the lait tribute of refpe¢t to a man 
of the firft order of genius. The chief 
mourner was Dr, Alderfon, of Norwich, 
(the father of Mrs. Opie). ‘The fuppor- 
ters were Lord De Dunflenville, Sir 
John Leicefier, S. Whitbread, efg., Sir 
John St. Aubin, sae Elphintton and 
Wm. Smith, efquires. all the Royal’Aca- 
demicians, and the principal amateurs 
of the arts were prefent. There were 
fifty mourning-coaches, and between 
fixty and feventy gentlemen’s carriages. 
‘The finifhed and unfinifhed paintings, 
drawings, and {ketches, of the late Mr. 
Barry, were laft month ‘(after being tavo 
or three times announced and the fale poft- 
poned) fold by Mr, Chrifitie. Among the 
drawings there were tome which difplayed 
great knowledge of the figure, and had 
great merit; in general, they fold at a 
moderate price. ‘There were. feveral 
fketches intended for portraits in the 
Adelphi pictures. His own portrait, fit-. 
ting at the bafe of the ftatue of Hercules, 
who is crufhing envy, holding the picture 
of the Cyclops, a es painted by 
Timanthes ; fold for guineas. A 
ftudy from "Vigan, St. ioe for 30 gui- 
neas. His Royal Highnefs the Prince 
of Wales in the charatter of St. Georg ee, 
which Mr. Pearfon, of Highgate, copied 
in painted glafs, for 25 guineas. ‘The Temp- 
tation of Adam by Eve, from Milton, 100 
guineas. Venus Anadyomene, 110 cuineas. 
Jupiter beguiled by Juno, 25 guineas. His 
grand and favourite piéture of Pandora, or 
theHeathen Lve, thelaftofhis produétions, 
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which he has been annually altering and 
finifhing according to his ideas of per- 
fec we “for many many years, was fold 
for 280 guinecs. His thirteen copper- 
alates fiom the feries of pictures in the 
Adelphi, were fold for 200 guineas. 
No. V. of the Polyautography, is jut 
publifhing, and we think in a progreitive 
{tate of improvement. Among the prints 
are a landicape by G. Walker, (Camuteur) 
and a drawing from Fufeli, of Gany- 
mede, taken by the Gods to be the cup- 
bearer of Jove, that have peculiar exe 
cellence. 
The Society of Painters in Water- 
colours, (removed from Lower Brook- 
ftreet) began to exhibit at the old Royal 
Academy Rooms, Pall Mali, near Carle- 
ton-houfe, on the 27th of lait month; 
many of their productions are of a fue 
perior caft; we fhall notice them in a fu- 
ture number. 
We have been informed, that Barteo- 
lozzi, notwithfianding his advanced age 
of 82 years, continues to enjoy good 
health, and is engaged to give to the world 
fre(h proofs of his fuperior abilities. The 
Maftacre of the Innocents by Guido Rhem, 
has lately been engraved by him with his 
ufual delicacy and expreflion. An en- 
vraving of the Nareiflus of Viegra, will 
foon make -its appearance, with the 
figures only by Bartolozai. 
Mr. W. Ruffell, of Newman-fireet, 
has, by permiflion, put into the hands of 
Mr. Heath, the engfaver, an approved 
portrait of W. Wilberfore, efg. M. P. 
executed by the late qann Ruiell, ef. 
kh. A. 
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A fecond Pra&ical Guide to Thorough Bafs, qwrit- 
ten by A. F.C. Kollman, Efg. Organift of bis 
Majetys German Chapel at St. Fames’s. 
10s. 6d. 
R. Kollman, to ufe his own wor ds, 
N does not profefs to give in this 
work ‘‘ a complete treatife of ali the my! 
teries of harmony,” but tather-detigns it 
as “ 4 familiar guide to the knowledge of 
choras, and their practical uletoa fig vured 
bajs.” ’ Limiting our view-te-that Ayowed 
boundary, we have received much fatis- 
faétion from the perufal of the pages be- 
fore us. Simplicity and perfpicuity go 
hand in hand through the feveral topics 
on which they treat, -and the tyro i har- 
mony cannot attentively read thew with- 
out much profitable mformation. 
whole is divided into ten chapters: The 
firit chapter confiits of Introductory Ex 
. planetions ; thefecond deferibes the Fun- 
damental Concord, or- Cominon Chords 
“the third treats of the Two. Inverfions of 
the Fundamental Concord; the fourth of 
the Fundamental Difeord, or Chord of 
the Seventh; the fifth of the Three In- 
versions of ihe Fundamental Difcord; the 
fixth ot Aecidental Chords; the feventh 
of the Signatures of Chor dss the elghth 
of the Progre} ion of Chords ; the ninth 
of Various weed Particulars : and tee 
tenth of the Practice’ of 'Thoroubhe 
ner according te the preceding Doc- 
‘ZUES. 
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