The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-04-19 00:00:00

BRITISH INSTII U 7 lON,

The private view of the splendid eollemion of Works of
the old Masters in the bittisli Instittettop, tunic id *re ow
Saturday, previous to the opening of the public Exli.leitito
this day. It was attended by the in tut ipal Nobility 30
Gentry of the cutiotry, and by all 11w nowt ilndiuguistsed
patrons of the Pine Arts. The pre.elit Exhibition coosest*
some of the fittest pictures of the Italia., Spanish. Pk sai.h,
and Dotili Schools. These ire the works whieli are Falco.
listed In exalt the character of Art, bi developing its extetw
site and racmating irowers. They present {ins examples to
star MIMI( Artists of the wrens which alien& well-directed
labour and industry; examples. tailet-4, It.. cited of which
have nut been lust, story tfir I)lrteturs of i.e tbilish Insti-
tution hare placed them before our Simko.. lis a sieinnec
so well calpulraell ru 1,41111 e their close an. omit, soot give
of to their stratums Ishosier 'I w copies fr the pic-
tures of the phi Masters atm • ire lab eu to •ho Gallery
after each successive- ileyelupe WI Ilse most tun.
elusive manner the benefit wh;els revella from Ike liberal sad
judicious plan laid amen by the Directuts; and if .s
fugue Ilitisoanie were made of those ropes, and that Ts ofh
formed any part of its ingredients, tlw record of the labooris
of oar ruling Artists would be worlley I4eir suiripq mot
prophetic of their future Come.
In this Gallery there are 15.5 Pictures, many of them
the rarest and nowt exquisite beauty fieveml (soil those of
the finest) are from the et/Pedigo of our yetiesable hove-
reign : they are or noire espellener—they develupe new
perfections in the works of the must es-legman-al Masters, et
least those which appear new in the fii,yuriste vs of public
exhibitions in this country. There rat. also flops the Hovel
collertiou several 14 11w Pielores plueurril hy, cud pailitt4
for, slue unforfsiaale CVAIII.I.II I. a Showoff% also was slit-
titiguished fur his nianificeut patronage of the Arts. Thewe
Pictures somehow or amither sseapent the general wreck of
that Sovereign's property, and ',imam, together with Due
Carloowf, a noble minim-rut of his fiesir; to render the
Arts as eeb heated in Eughinil as they were ;hen rat Witte
Stales of Europe
To rout:wale the names of the Musters whose winks
adore this Exhibition, would be to go 'brooch the list of
the great Artists of the schools we have already mentione—.
to mine the present possessors of those Pictures, yruirld be
equally a laborious task, fur we should base to einorressie
the Patriots of the rine Arts ua uur comb?, tenon she
*merely, to the private Gentlenian—a eimaigur of omits
drnug the list half century, ad/ uurasirated by Ilse essiaphe
set by the tilst Persuaraje in the snot, as to preclude Ilie
possibility of its being brought within the limits whirls we
are pellet' to assign to subjects of this kind
The Directors continue to exhibit the Cm The one
at preseut in the Gallery is RaPTtiorb's ;this IS Ilse was Ilse
alone of the 4itist a uniformly spelt iss the boast:A.oll C. 0..
looses) celebrated representation of The Noel tik e—oe
&hounds with character, wad every C.
_cove way MI6 rol ter sail
to be "a study" for au Artist who suns
publvot atirtloutes of hie art.
PaisMoillistn'y Eksigne of Sl. sferowee huldo, as if de.
"'Pryer, a euuspicuusis place la klie 1301111 snow. It lin. the
beet display of this Artiat'a pone' s which we eve., teiorlall.e
to have setu—his •lelineatiou of grace of CSINCSS ~,,,, or • ie.
caner of hum, and uucugtmun 64.1,10'40E161P0 me bete With.
Wally exemplified.

The EvaianCol Guile —CLAUDIr•

There is a solcosinly and a rewire in this picture whirls
proituce as exqui,ite durst. 1 fir ter vi,
',tankful, the light ',in the hack einem' inimitable. 'll
grandeur of the sorhilecture of Ow Castle has au imiasakag
riket, and Uu wadianotruiphitire 64woilit the -
ground, the only lustre thing which the 4COIIC d.st%o ee, sii tor
the Millman of the subject' and adds iwutsuieni to She
saktaluity !ranch appears to pervade the buirailless prtnipei t.
Vas !Ninon Angarf.-s,o4yaltna Ros•
There are several a.leitirabheyorke by Ibi% ♦mist ill the
present Elthibtlion. 7 bis ptgLore is an eseelleni repress old.
hoot of his correctness in design, said Murat the iue couipo.
anion of the iseres with which be uccaniunallp eiarwheil bia
works. The back.croaint i■ eeeitteil mu h a peculiar style-•c-
,ii as bold, mord, amid full of Wore.

i •
Alf. 2'hoinos distributing hi or terousistotho Poor.
hltiatti.t•
it is isapouible to deny that this wurh am ", bito, in ash
",1
pares, WOW lusteleh, yilsieis *hew She herd ii, • earner, bye
she eu•raesese of Ohl' jeered; their anoint iurilieFeheep•
this sailboats which are ulferrri ...sheaf. 0.1 ,he 1/••••11” O. ChM.
sr,
retie" ar the anpasvidiag .. iiicauce tits* whey is
calculated to Hurry the *ler .•••)s 001 sessiseemsal
merinos* which asseh. a • abeahl lasonress, . hilissAss,s•
took hi. isuidels front boys. Jost as IV/noon 'tow,
said ekes in this re•pr•cl• We wspre••u4•oll shear sir she,; "mi..
sag sparse, as in Nor resurst eat Dulsrials Gimlet, siyas•
a. esnrsil- se &scathe throuelurui the soak ,ills M. almro• •
,im the picture before as, hal inualthisig hi * ouaroghcai iit

Fir

it Hillary models—it has twilling of that pare and angelic
spirit which the Artist disployal with so nisch beauty in hie
and is the figures in the Altar Pineal, many of
which hare been exhibited with so much delight In this
Gallery.
Standard Bearer, being Ike Perfralt of Itetalavoidt him-
self —Rtmsnas MT.
This is a singular coatroom'''. The Artist has let in
more than his usual quantity of light ow this Portrait. We
An not know whether it has been before observed, hot the
face, at a side glance, struck es as bowies a striking
hlinrrof Mir ifPIIIIVA ReYnOLDS.
The Portraits of the SAip logikkr and Ms Wife are in-
tro table.
There are two singular Pictures, the property of the
links of Wat.tdmirron, in ibis Exhibition. They see by
an Artist named PLATIA, of whom we on sot recollect to
Love bend before, at least by this same. His great finis
seems to consist in a brilliant display of sparkler's colours,
and ■ saintieseso of aximatiun cu►respowdisg with drat of
the Dosch School.

4 harlot I. is OA►•e pasitiots, painted,/or amid *ma to Rem-
hivi. era /Mel take he wade Ale celebrated ♦ad.—
VA!IDTaR.
This work displays the best deliver/diem sf the restores a
the Monarch which is sow preserved. The coestesasee is
admirably painted, sad the mild expeession tal the restores
pourtrayed with great skill. This where has been ales
engraved ; the lost, as well as best esgravisig, was by
The Gallery also contains a somber of adiairahle worts
1., Ttrus, RUOCIIs, GI.IEIIEIIIO, Curt, OsTADit. JAN
Erre'', the CMISCCIII. the Posiest‘s,Gutoo. Peatirolvete.
(11911010,411, and several of the other dish/waisted tomes
in the hish.ry of Art, to which we shall is succession eat
the aisttitiou of our readers.