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was foon afterwards demolifhed by the 
command of the Emprefs Catherine IT. 
During the reign of Paul I. he was ap- 
pointed Vice-Prefident of the Academy of 
Arts ; and died in 1798. 
A lessnder Kakorinow entered in 1758 
into the Academy. He was at that time 
engaged in projecting plans for the new 
building for the Academy, which is fill 
confidered as a mafter-piece of modern ar- 
chitefure. He was afterwards chofen di- 
retor of the Academy; and died in 
1791. 
Fedor Wolkow was diitincuifhed at a 
very early age by the rapid progrefs 
which he made in the arts of defign. He 
then went to Paris, where he aifitted the 
architect Dewailly in finifhing the Odeon. 
His ardent imagination, and the quicknefs 
of his conception, caufed him in fome in- 
fiances to neglect details. On his return 
to his native country he was employed in 
the ereétion of various buildings, fuch as’ 
falt- warchoufes, diftilleries, orangeries, 
and feveral wings of the Tauridan palace. 
He furnifhed Prince Potemkin with nu- 
merous plans, but they were not executed, 
At a more advanced age Woikow had 
frequent fits of defpondency, which im- 
paired his health to fuch a degree, that he 
died of a confumption in 1803. 
Jarri Felten was for a long time enga- 
ged atthe Office of Architecture. He 
was likewife employed in the er:@ion of a 
winter-palace; and finifhed the grand fa- 
cade of the Academy. The great fair- 
cafe of that ftructure, which is alfo of his 
invention, obtained him the reputation of a 
great architect. He fulfilled for feveral 
years the functions of a direétor of the 
Academy ; but finding his ftrength ina- 
dequate to the difcharge of his oficial du- 
ties, he requeited his dilmiffion, and died 
in r8or. 
Alexei Iwanow, after his return from 
Rome, paffed the greatei part of his time 
at the Academy. He projected feveral 
plans, which he was incapable of execut- 
ing himfelf on account of his infirm 
health. He died in 1802. 
STATUARY. 
Michael Kiflowfk:j, profeffor of fculp- 
ture, dittinguifhed himfelf for the grandeur 
and boldnefs of his performances. He 
executed a ftatue of Prince Suwarrow ; a 
Sampfon, which embeliifhes the grand 
eafcade at Peterhoff ; ard fevera]l bas-re- 
liefs for the Academy of Medicine. He 
died in 1802. 
ENGRAVERS. 
Jewgraft Tichemefow engraved the por- 
waits of Peter 1, and the Emprets Eliza- 
Critical Survey of Leffing’s Works. 
[June 1, 
beth. Thefe engravings are diftinguith- 
ed for their delicacy and finith. 
Gawril Skorodamow refided many years 
in England, where he enjoyed a great re- 
putation. His moft efteemed works are 
his allegorical figures. He died in 1792. 
. Iwan Berfenew, a penfioner of the Aca- 
demy. By the rapidity of bis progrefs he 
exceeded all expe&tation. During his re- 
fidence at Paris he was engaged in the 
engravings forthe palace of Orleans. He 
died in 1778, at an advanced age. 
MEDALIST, 
Jemen Waffiliew formed himfelf prin- 
cipally at Paris. On his return to his © 
native country he had the directicn of one 
of the claffes of the Academy. He prin- 
cipally diftinguifbed himfelf by medals, 
the fubjeéts of which were taken from the 
hiftory of Ruffia, Among his pupils 
was Samoilow Abrejew. This artift died 
in 1798. 
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For the Monihly Fi enh 
CRITICAL SURVEY of LESSING’S 
WORKS. 
(For particulars of his life, fee vol. 195 
p- 569, and vol. 20, p. 38.) 
HE firft collection of Leffing’s come- 
dies contained five pieces, of which 
the compofition had been undertaken in 
-the following order:—The Young Au- 
thor, :747; The Woman. Hater, 1748 ; 
The Mock Jews,1749; The Free-Thiak- 
er, 1749 3 and The Treafure, 1750. Of 
each in its turn. 
Chryfander, a merchant, has given a 
univerfity-education to his fon Damis, 
whom he ts defirous of /marrying to his 
ward, a young lady of great expectations. 
Juliana, grateful to Chryfander for many 
years of care and protection, conceals her 
partiality for Valerio, and intends to ac- 
quiefce in the wifhes of her benefactor. 
The pedantic abfurdities and egregious 
vanity of Damis, the young author, are 
contrafted with the gentlemanly propriety 
of Valerio, and occafion hefitation in Jus 
liana. News arrives that a law-fuit in- 
volving the larger part of her fortune has 
terminated to her prejudice. This ren- 
ders Chryfander indifferent to ‘the match 
for his fon ; and on Valerio’s offering to 
difcharge all the depending claims for the 
board and education of Juliana, fhe is by 
common Confent transferred to the man of 
her pas The fuppofed termina- 
ticn of the law-fuit was a trick devifed by 
the jervanis of the lovers: fhe had gained 
her caufe, fhe retains her fortune. 
The general execution of this play 
bears 
