The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-04-24 00:00:00

PIIINCESS CIVAIZ7.fir7E'S V,IrNO/.lalf.

litsterdsy Mr. nlclMAlt..of NrWM3n.nlirf.t. 190e.1,11 Lis
Gallery of Werke, exteoled by Lim in Stained likes. to the
lovers of •rt, peeparatury to list public I shilsitton on Mon-
day next.
This Gallery pressinls to the eye a floe example of the tor-
feet to which the art of attaining on Glass has helm Isramoid
of Isle vs are in this tionitry. It Ia astunishiug In bust Ilse
tasteful precision to which the art of laying on the colones
his beet* brought--lhey are loirmunised with the sante i Il.rt
we find in oil colours, Roil the have parts are utmost as
minutely touched out as we expect to tool them in a fistolit
cogra•ing. The more prominent woo k in this Gallery, that
whids, independent of the taste and skill of its execution, is
associated with the dearest recollections of which the hearts
of Euglisbmen are susceptible, is the series ex, cored fur
Prince LgoroLD, of Saxe Coburg, for the Mausoleum erect-
' ing at Claremont, ii eatrumemodste the ti. toes of hss late
Consort, the lamented Princess csAnitcrreg. Mr Decor.", r.
has est-Titled for Prince 1-gorotAt the Stained Glad' Inc die
Mausoleum. There are several windows for this •trodure—
some of the compartMesis contain the firitisli and Saxon
Arms, surmounted with Crests and Cormier , and the Mottos
Tree and
.fert. and Dien et 110/1 ntroit—alher. the ornamen-
tal initials t.. C. (Litoroui sick CIiARLOTTg) wills the re.
spective Coronets of these illostrimin personnels, Gothic
hordering, lee. The Fame initials are agaul united on silver
trefoil ground, with is chaste and beautify' effect.. The
widest Arms of Reel:tort tend Iwlll7 ; the supporters soul
Coronet of his Royal Highness Prince I.vorto.o; wit's the
'tattoos! emblem, of the Rose, Thistle, and shamrock, are
also displayed in the most elegant Maned% The mood
Arms of the Princess elnist.orre end Prince of SAxt:
(uouftil, with the supporters and Coronet of her late Royal
highness, are beautifully plosion on the seventh dimpart-
. meta. The door of Ike Momsolesion contains two man astir
• figures, with rich Gothic pinisPeks, oriiiimeutp, and border-
lugs. The effect of the whole is Roil exquisitely
I beautiful. The colours, thonolt glowing. nee finely berms.
nizeil ; lke peen, the purple, soul the hi own, beautifully
tiasoed, and productive of the finest effect.
Besides thus solemn memorial of so much worth and such
lotionc regret, there are a variety of works jut stAiiied glass
of the most varies' and picturesque kind. Iteporsentatiosa
of Etruseeti vases, of a fine Atmhint horse ( Schwan folder )
the property of the Prince Regent—some sporting, poetical,
soil landscape views, the latter exquisite-11w model of the
great altar window fur St. James's dons 1., Westomister—nor
astootsbinit !lepreseelation of Mount Venerate, rn which
the colouring appears to he exact tostioe—ilie Itarafr
the Srpalrhre—the Cruel/blow, after Le lie UN—ping Lem
after Mr. V,aT, soil • variety of other subjects.
The Exhibition is really beauttful, nod the Gallery is
fitted up with great tame. Some of the inapt 'distinguished
persousges to the country time amass She visitors yesterday