The Express.
London, England, 1860-03-19 00:00:00

(Stamped ld. ,Additimd.)

The objection can scarcely, for inetanoe„ be said
mtmto.the view at " Hastings" (243) here, by Mr. G.
The teen Um in the brood shodeer,frixe the
western cliffs se the man has just sunk over their crests.
The smoke of the town is ppeerhaps overdone, sal the Led
has certainly effects before, but the Miele
has the -evident upset of careful study on the spot.
We are sorry we cannot apply the same re to
Mr. Percy's large and certainly clever hinder& com-
position with the indefinite title, " A otintain
Road " (60). The roseeneriem of painting acoording
to recipe is apparent throughout. The hirs are
as UnnallOPll purple _ against the cold grey devil ht I
Sharply clamed cast ahies, as from the ioe-al
un-
interrupted suaUght, are projected from all the foreground
objects, and yet no sun is visible in the direction infficated.
So wile the sunlight hinging the trees, and so in a minor
degree wilik iles refieritiera ca the water. We must remind
the &Met Rat no amount at mere skill can compensate for
positive untruth. ' slab at the 'acts may be true in itself,
but as they are Meaumatilely arabined in the painter's me-
mory they falsify sash War. The same remarks apply to
No. 268.

•-• Life on the Heath " (113) is one of the versions of a
storm for which Mr. A. W. Williams is well known. The
shadows are rather hot and viscid, and the clouds some-
what coagulated, but"the lurid pinky glare of the lightning
is well remembered.
To our mind, Ulla of the most remarkable piet• urea in the en-
hibibition' and, though rather mechanical, one of the most
=wising feats of simple realisation we have seen, is
" The Dover Straka,. from the French Cliffs" (96), by Mr.
Davie--a name unfamiliar to us. The sheep are most admi-
rably painted, and the close observation trl nature in the
grapes sad wild &wan of the foreground sad the calques&
Meat ad shade on. the aiamE
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;;;;re-t7au, •-•Tusit lieforeittn.oi-;701711;it a far more im-
portant work is No. 90, mtheßvieticahy entitled "Track
of an Old-world Glacier." e oodrse of the primeval
granite, as in ite state of fusion Slowed &waits mountain bid
with gradually hardening surface,eoSeier-wiss, is traced with
like loving care, and meats a f • of awe. Mr. Hayes ts
ins uccessful
o. 47 Mr.Clihis.Petlitt eilheersgivas leVerelew at tke
lovely Logo yiPowo. with
sits c:r et AIP/Is sera
above Looarno (No. 312) a spot known to recent
artists. Mr. Pettit* ha., perhaps, hoisted too much upon
his atmospheric times, but as the'.,eye become. fami-
liar with the tone ninny beauties of painting as
well as all the glorious panorama present themselves.
Mr. E. A. Aglaia's • Wirtermere " (67) is rather broken up
in composition, but contains some ;2, pleasing painting.
Mr. Moore is fast establishing his don as an excellent
landscape ter. His horses in ' Sleighing Perna" (266)
are drawn and foreshortened, though too similar
in position. Mr. Leader also dor not lose ground ; " The
Outskirts of a Tarns " (273) is very brilliant and sunny, and
full of Arai honest pointing.
Mr. Peel hardly minim the promise of former years.
"Bt. Brelade's Bay, Jersey" (37), is thinly painted, but has
a sense of atmosphere and a kind of photogrmphic sunniness.
"Bt. Aabin's Bay, Jersey" (216), is, however, unusually
unpleasant in colour ; the landscape does not match the in-
felicitous mityccape. There are other noteworthy works by
Item& Herring, Adam, Gray, Taylor, Marshall, Montague,
Boss, sad Mrs. J. W. Brown. In conclusion, we would
welcome Mr. Adams's "Stlll-life " as presenting great
promise.