The Express.
London, England, 1858-11-18 00:00:00

PINE AR7B.

BRITISH INSTITUTION.

Our readers are aware that upon the close of the
" Summer" Exhibition of Works by Old Masters, at the
Gallery of the British Inatitaticia, la Pell•eesU, it bee bees
onatemary for • few of the contributors to allow their pie-
torso to remain for a abort time lo talked lutists, who may No
desire, an opportunity of copying them. The absurd *bile-
eon has bean made to this, that it favours tits prodoctioe of
copies which may be folded off as origleals. But the set
manufacturing modern " old mailers" Is not understood is
this country, whatever may be dace in the way of
making spurious duplicates of the works of contemporary
artists. Certainly an Inspection of the copies which
were visible by ticket to-day in Pall-mall is well
calculated to met at test the apprehensions of the
most superficial amateur respecting the influence of
the British Institution in fostering dishooesty in art. From
the general inkrimity of the copies exhibited the fear might
ores► mere nether* be suggested that the liberal intention
of bandelug artists would be defeated. It must be remem-
bered, however, fiat those exhibited copies are not the whole
recent, der the mare advanced students would in most cases
net mks a Maul ropy at ell, but only sketches, studies of
sire, and pothole metoorsuda.
The pistons lAN this coessimi Sr. not so diversified or
to well osienithed far subjects of study as usual. Marino.
&booed, and have morel the at tee Hos of perhaps three- fourth.
of the students. Yet the melting softness of Marino's mem.
lion, sad the en** aceoealment of the means by which
effects are gained, are very 11l adapted to assist the acquire-
ment of technical knowledge end certainty of executioe.
Ames( the many copies of the Virgin by MnrMo, we did not
ems sus deewvieg very especial commendatlos. That by Mr.
Flick, though misty and wanting In vigour, has, however,
caught soros of the eendroent of the original, sad the copy by
Mr. Fogg is rich In tone. AU the copies of the Sta. Jumbo
hit ha the diMcult fonahcetening of the twinned head. That
by Mr. Tweedle is in all respect. the best Several of the
copies of Murillo'. Infant Saviour have the common defect of
imitations of old masters—the want of keeping between the
raw opaque calcite of the tights and the entbrowsed
shadows, which are exactly copied from the dark-
ened originals. Mr. Jerome's copy stands first for
drawls' and modelling, Mr. Fogg's for colour, and
Mime M►ceroeat's is the beet among the water-oolour draw-
lege. All the copies of Reynold's Lady Beaumont are
',Bares. None of the artists have made any allowance for
the &dime of the lake glazing., of the lips In particular.
The "Belly O'Brien" (not the (moue " Nell y " beicegieg
to Lord Hertford) has been also misunderstood, from its
altered condition. The copy besting the same of Mary
Severe is the beet moms the oil, ford that limed E. San-
topsail° among the water colours. ♦ Ithdemps by Boa
hes been well copied by Mr. Charles Hist ; sad soother by
flelvator Rosa still more ancesudelly by Mr. EarL TM
dexterous handling sad loading of this last *tree might
*aloofly deceive some who sr, are fa babied. Lamly,
Csaudetto ha. been closely imitated by Mr. Medea Mum,
and very fairly by Kim Ball.

LINCOLNN-INN.—The tualerassatioasd gaalessea
were 'swede, called to the Deane of Bewhisr-oh.Law by
the Litoorabie Society of Ditailia-low via. :—Owerge
Naksalsi Cat, leg. (bolder cis sarlaasar); Mimi liar-
Jules,Esq., 8.A., Oxford (aartiSaila a Imams Ihs•-aass);
„T wen Low* Nat, KA., Casa*, Lahr
Adam Flta-WficlEsqa., S.C_.L., Wadi Owe, Weed-
ford La KA., Casbrifts ; Timms Maser
Cls, Lady , Dula Maas Iletbss Leh,
Ors • Jlarwy Kelly, Lg., LA., Caw
; moon leg , Jamie &Won lragrwra,
Lg., Warm Lee* Erg , George Jobs Raw, Lex, 8.A.,
°dont • nano. Bailin; jes., Bag., WA, Oxford;
leasdie Low, Dog., Thomas &adonis Torahs. Beg.,
111. A., • Lash likrillard, Beg, Arthur White,
Mbea Lg., M.A., Oxford ; Geary Orry,
_Lib. 8.A., Wind ; Timms Pra, Beg, LL.B.,
end lislard Innate Saftgan. lg., el (Mambo,
—bliAT'll-1111r, Nov. 17.—At • Pension of the Hoe.
lissisty d Oray'rias, Midas thie day, Arthur &wham,
Lg., and Lyra Wok* Esq , was ailed to the
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