The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1804-05-07 00:00:00

EXHIBITION AT THY. ROYAL ACADEMY.

No. 111.
Ly,ippe and Bale, Irom the Greek poet Archias,
ly H. Singleton. The subjeet of this pkture is ex-
remcly interesting ; a child playing on the very
idge of a precipice. The story is well told. The
ixpression of both mother and child is good ; yet
t.e whole is deficient in beauty and grace.

Alexander and iletheAtion vi•iling the Emily of De-
lta in their tents, by H. Thomson. This is a corn.
.osition of some force and dignity. The old woman
mbracing the conqueror's feet is excellent. This
;aura has not, however, the vigour displayed iu
7:c Illariner, by the same artist.
intermding for a fallen Warrior, by H.
Thomson. Tins has more vigour than the Alerander
and liepiestion. 'f he kneeling Mercy is fine.
The Drowned Sailor, by S. i)rummond, has much
merit, especially in the figure of tile drowned body.
The artist has failed most in the expression of the
speCtators of the scene.
Cupid and Ps.achc, by P. E. Stroehling. This is
a piClure of considerable beauty. The forms and
expressions are delicate. Its principal defect is a
certain feebleness of charaaer, and coldness in the
calm:ring.
No.ndi and h., Danghltr, by G. Dawe. Tills is
a very promising specimen of this young artist.
Tie figure of Orpah is fine. Ihe Old Woman is well
done ; and the general tone is good. Ria4 is how-
ever very much inferior to the rest of the piastre.
ft scarcely appears to be by the same hand as Orpah.

Sa:tng the retnasns of • Witch, by G. Morland.
This is a very spirited picture. Like all that comes
from the pencil of this artist, it has great truth in
the expression and character.
Tie Fub Aln,let, by the same artist, has also very
great merit in this respect. But both of these, and
all his productions, n.re so thin and pour, and hard
in the colouring, that they can scarcely he called
paintings. If they were coloured and finished with
as much vigour and felicity as distifictnish their
conception and composition, they would rival the
works of any master in the same style of common
life.
Tire? Minting, by J. Northcote. is an admirable
painting. In accuracy of drawing and colcurinz,
said spirit of expression, in the two Tigers, its merit
cannot be surpassed. The Indian on the elephant
is. however, placed at too great adistance. His
attitude of preparing to strike. excites a ludicrous
idea, sitaated as he is.
A Woodman reposing, by T. Barker. This piEture
has all the merit of one or two former produCtions
of this artist, in the same manner. It has peculiar
strength and truth in the cbaraEler. Nothing can
be mare natural ; but then this kind of painting
cannot be deemed more than a sketch. Is is good
indeed, as far as it goes. But it ought not to be
countenanced, as having any pretensions to the claim
of finished painting.
An Acalanehe, im the realest of Lostterieunnon, by De
Louthettsourg. This is ones among the rrand.st
scenes exhibited by nature. Among the mountains
of perpetual snow and ice, in the Alps,- huge masses
are partially dissolved and loosened, by the summer's
sua ; and, about autumn, are frequently precipitated
into the valleys. bearing down and sweeping away
trees, and whatever they find in their passage. One
of these scenes is here given with galore randee,
than is usual to this painter. The irresistible torrent
of ice is finely expressed Its fall, on the rustic
bridge, with the destruftion of the peasants, is finely
depleted. The spe&ators of this gland scene, cm
the left of the piCture, are, however, meanly done,
and very much injure the general sublime effACI of

the piece.
The cillnge of &Trey, &lean Geneva end Chaniorni,
by Miss Pixell, is a scene of a different nature, in
the same country. It is serene and beautiful. The
colouring is warm, yet corret. The general tone
is good. We are happy to see this female artist so
successful. Painting, especially certain provinces of
it, is at once a becoming and useful employment for
females. We shall always h.sil these successful ef-
forts, with unfeigned pleasure.