The Express.
London, England, 1849-05-10 00:00:00

of the illustrione customers of the " Triniti di
Monti "—the result, very often, of transferring a
canna from Italy to England, • source of bitter com-
plaint against artiste who make no allowance for the
difference of the two suns.
Of P. F. Poole, we prefer his least ambitious
work, " The Blackberry Gatherers." The heads/ the
woman, and the way in which the hair is distrait'',
L of that classical torn, which is menehmes met
with in nature, though Greek reffaimee boo
probably acme to Mr. Poole's di. The bay
bush is finely painted. The ease eimpertmenee,
though of ends amble merit, are marred by the Am
of foreshortening ; one does not like always total the
noes a culminating point, or the rotundities of the
person protruding.
Mr. Petten's " High Pried Code demolishing the
Pell" ie the IlOsi itnbitiaw perfurteince of the Wei-
blies. None of the laws of composition are oat-
raged : the colouring. and drawing are good in
.some pasts ; but the sprit is wanting, without which
no gnat week is ever achieved. 'Mao early frow-
siest. are demolishing a stupid and inoffensive look-
ing idol. If we tram to the barbaric relics preserved
la eve =mama idols had, on the contrary, a
character. The high priest had, we
:VOW by the catalogue, been a dissembler ; and
tbis may second for his theatrical attitude. Por-
traits are decidedly Mr. Patten's forte.
Helena," or any other mild personage. by C. L.
last eke, emanates from a mind fall of 'artistic reeling.
Matremsion is so attenuated and stippled that breath
et Mb is not in her. It would be ut a Johnsonian
emegliment to call this picture ab large Thorburn.
11ho slaiestisa bestowed lest year on the
▪ Shales limes the Node by Mulready, has probably
welted the back of " A Nymph Bathing." The di a.
salty is
representieg the 'napless. of
.fiseli in full
light, is underlay overcome ; little frisky nymphs
attract notice in the back-ground, and, if cut out,
would separately make gems. The "First Voyage,"
a baby in a tub, is another bright page added to
Mulready's history es an artist.
The a Slide," by Webster, is a marvellous burst
of juvenility. The ease with which bruises and con-
tusions follow each other, and the manner in which
the recipients acknowledge them, make one forget
the means and labour by which the expressions were
compassed. The beautiful drawing of the faces and
attire, especially the boots of the chief sufferer,
ls
forgotten by the impromptu of the positions. Only
Ostade could thus have seised the warm glow, caused
by exercise on a cold day. The game vein has been
carried out in another little picture—" A See-saw."
The agosy ofthe little fellow at top is better seen than
described, as the wicked fellow below takes delight in
bumping him severely.
bra
jab
hours," " as it was," is a beautiful
scene, with the painter's (Mr. Kennedy) own harmony
citron and mountain, andtheir fair 000npants, which
tell so well together. Few have the gift of throwing
poetry into the vegetable es well as the animal king-
dom always so felicitously aa Mr. Kennedy. Mr.
Ward displays his usual fidelity to costume and finish
of etecemories in a Benjamin West's first Effort in Art,"
and in" De Foe receiving his Manuscript of Robinson
Crum', which is refused by the publishers"—the per-
mosaics ell have a bilious tendency from the exorbi-
tant nee of lemon yellow ; still, diligence in working
out the details is not a virtue to be despised is this.
slipshod age.
A little picture, by Rankly attracts notice by the
half artful or natural way a row of charity girls'
]mare disposed.
Mr. F. Stone is the incarnation of the tender pas-
aim I he has evidently pat too many odds against two
ffailetanate wigkts, who, arratkedess, seem not the
Isest puled. -Were we of the compeny, we Mould
"Imes the aid lady, as being the most interesting
Eli nisei" paiatsd of the " Duet " ersdarde ems side.
The swim dress is on all hands allowed not to
king to the picturesque. Mr. Stone sets to work,
owl (silently proves the oontrary.—Goodall gives a
may " hunt the slipper," in which the dimple plays
a Imminent part.
-The modern Schneiders, Ambit, slays the wolf
with the vigour of his predecessor.
A " Christ bearing the Cross," by W. H. Dailey,
is painte with great feeling and power;
there isa whole anatomy of melancholy in the fece.—
Denby remains unrivalled in his marvellous effects ;
Chaps the cause of his having few imitators is that
pictures defy the &meet investigation. Close as
one may look, it only affords additional cause of won-
der, that Nature should be seized in all its breadth
and grandeur, and yet please the minuted naturalist.
In ale respect the " Morning on the Zurich Lakes
is astonishing from the warm glow of the hori-
zon to the cool and dewy retreat in the
corner, including the mounding wreath of smoke.
The fleetieg effects of nature are rendered with magic
charm by Creswick, and with a facility only acquired
by a life of experience with its different phases. His
aid picture, in size as well u perfection, is called
"Pawnor Showers." The undulating ground, the
rainy appearance of the vegetation, are closely followed.
The mill and sky behicd betray the truth of the
minutest part. Light steals into shadow and one
colour into another unperceived. There is a small pic-
ture of the trunk of a tree—we forget the title—but
the way the bark is done cannot be forgotten.
Linuell, though fresh, savours of home manufac-
tory, and may serve, by comparison, to explain the
difference between mans clear invention, and na-
ture's thousand and one freaks, not to be dose unless
seen. Lee, with his slippery palette, represents
North Wales, its chalky summits, lakes, and lack of
trees, most truthfully.—" The Destruction of Jerusa-
lem," by D. Roberts, is more a sourced wonder at the
dauntless mind which could undertake and thus carry
into execution a work of this dimension, than of
pleasurable sensations. The point of eight is too high,
and gives a panoramic air. The legicas march
according to the Astley strategy, end yet one bows.
Wove the magi. of each structure as they is., and
forms probably a very correct notion of the 'kV of
the holy city.
Of portraits there are few good ones. Among the
exceptions we may place that of " Sir F. Pollock."
The bands are fine, and have the dignity which
naturally belongs to the head. " Guizot" and "
La-
martins" are fairly represented, the first by Mottez,
he latter by Phillips. There arc others also which
bear on their surface strong individuality ; amongst
these
by T. we remarked
Bli a portrait of the " Rev. E. Rice,"
H. dge, painted with great firmness and
tenth of colour. " A Friend," by J. F. Dickies, shows
remarkable breadth of treatment. The head is one of
Oat intelligence, and has been dealt with worthily.
The miniatures of Thorburn excite the 2112119 wonder
as ever that so much power could becom got on ivory.
factHe
OM MUG his arrangement of positions; ia ,
they will have always intrinsic value as works of art,
apart, from family considerations.

MUSIC.
01231,114 OPERA, DRURY-LANE.
The German die company from Amsterdam,
who have
emarz-lane theatre for a series of
their campaign last even-
Cfcl4'iThsreidelpese of mesa which augurs well for the
=of their mama. The opera chosen for their
8 " Ds/ Nedetiager in Granada," Night
in Granada) by Omaedin Krentser ; a piece by no
means of the highest elms, bat one which has long
enjoyed considerable popularity in Germany. Nor is
it undeserving of favour, for the drama is interesting,
and the music, though not marked with the 'tamp of
or=genius, is masterly, pleasing, and effective.
are only two characters of any importance in
the opus; the ibetter and Gabriek. The former
part was performed by Pischek, and it was probably
on his account that this opera was clime, as
this, we anderstawd, is one of his favourite
parts in Germany. It is well suited to him. His
stalwart figure looked well in his sylvan attire, and
his frank and manly gaiety made the character very
plesidng. With his vocal powers most of our =mama
readers are well acquainted. The character of
Gabriela was sustained by Madams Marlow, an
agreeable actress and admirable singer. She is a
pretty little woman, round and plump, but light and
elastic in her movements, with features sparkling with
animation and intelligence. She acted with true Ger-
man earnesthess. Her whole soul somsed in her
cand the never, by look or gesture,
atted from it for an instant. Her voice
mood to us at first somewhat thin and wiry, but
this 'wanks soon went off, and it became evident
est ehs,asaamed en organ of fine quality as well as
great power and compass. Her style ham all the
purity awl pliciti of the Osman school, tho
we omit sha
bars essaisnally dein& a little more of the
It suessamme. Now ad then her bursts were
ins eiamplis then ramisall but this was a Mall
110 mai —y biatiss.