The National Register.
London, England, 1809-04-30 00:00:00

SECOND EIBIIIBITION OW THE ASSOCIATED ARTISTS IN

WATER COLOURS.

Artists have long laboured under peculiar difficulties in
giving publicity to their performances. Concealed from
the eye of patronage as well as criticism, their works pro-
duced neither profit nor fame. The Exhibition of the
Royal Academy opened a channel to notice, and undoubt-
edly called forth a great portion of genius, which would
have perished in unknown exertions, or in lie iangour of
disregarded talents. But neither the conduct, nor the ge-
neral design of that Institution, are favourable to the emu-
lation or the emolument of every class of artists. Under the
Presidency of Sir JOSHUA REYNOLDS,. the taste for Por-
traits took the lead : his own great abilities in that depart-
ment swa.‘ed the tendency of the public attention, and
fixed a weight on the exhibitions of the Academy, from
which it has never been able to deliver itself. The British
Institution in Pall Mall tenders a partial patronage to his-
torical pieces anti landscapes in oil, but the painter in water
colours was still left to his disregarded exertions. That
total neglect has been conducive of the highest good : it
has gi'.eu rise to Associations of the most laudable nature.
Dependent on the merit of their productions alone, the
artists in water colours have already surprized and engaged
the public regard : and, it is with pleasure that we can
state that their productions have been, and continue to
be as beneficial to themselves, as they arc gratifying to
the national feelings.
it is the Exhibition of one or these associations which we
prorose at present to review. In this we have to notice
meeit of the highest description, and exertions of the most
distinguishing character. 1 h:r fall' in Pietro (No. 10) of
A, Winsois,_ possesses delicacy of shade and strength of
tone truly admirable : and many other pieces by the same
artist may vie with the more energetic powers of the oil-
pallet, without fear for the consequences of the competition.
-I)l:tviyr has also numerous pieces that deserve the
highest approbation, A close delineation of the natural
appearance of Euglish scenery in unelevated tracks of
country, clann one particular notice (See N 0.21 and 40, dc.)
while in the in.arning view of Uncoil', there is much bold-
Cass and even slhlitnity of shawdowing. Mr. WEATALL has
trimly engaging and interesting specimens of his talents.
besides the views in this country to which he has bestowed
great richness of etfeet, we have to notice those foreign
subjects which add noNeity to their other interesting fea-
tures. (No. O. .4 Chinese Mandarin, &e.—No. 1:3:3..1
flew in the Cool des frieras—No. 120. Chine-se Temple—
No. 16S. rim near lire Boa Gaul —these and many others,
as well as those in Greece, by W. W‘i,Krn, would excite
the most intrticular attention, independent of that admira-
tion which their execution desers es. The landscapes, by
T. S. ROBERTS, are harsh, and destitute of effect: they are
too much of oile colour, and are:veey deficient in those
softeniiers of light that animate a subject ithout render-
iter it grating. None t;f the labours of H. SAss, who seems
to be a very prolific! gen/mg, are desie,•ying of much com-
mendation : his worm with a frietv of InniV.allen, (No. 13t r,,
is rather Getter Him his other preductions than well. The
sketches by .!'4Vpri AN Fr, are confustql, and seem to aspire
at. SubliMity by incomprehensibility. Many of the figures
bs are exquisite : 1,15-11isrhievaits Bops taking.
a Stoan'v P,lx.fr, and No. 157. Frawnt-smekinlr, and above all,
.No. 191. The dead Lamb, a:e p:e ising and delightfel com-
positions. In subjects 'f 0-* nature, the Pieiztee Youth
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