The National Register.
London, England, 1813-02-14 00:00:00

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duty to mention them first. The pallet as well as the lyre
inits the hand of the fair, and why should not the dearest
objects of the Poet's lays, and the Painter's study, be able to
express the pa_;sion they so irresistibly inspire! MIS. AN-
SL EY has chosen her subject from the mythological lore,
Miss .JACKSON from holy writ. This, embodied on the
canvas the nicest sentiments of gratitude and of dutiful love
—the other displays what love can atchieve. Perseus, with
Mrs. ANSLEY, conquers the monster of the sea, and saves
Andromeda's life.—Ruth, with Miss JACKSON, sacrifices her
attachment for her own people and country, to her affec-
tion lir the mother of her deceased husband. Both com-
positions breathe the sentiments they intend to excite : in
Naomi, the landscape is rich, heroic, but calm, and speaks
to the heart;—with Andromeda, the rugged rocks, the
troubled sea, the angry clouds, work upon the distressed
mind. The colouring also, has its intended effect. —The
glowing and audacious tints of Titian accompany Perseus,
and Ruth glows with the softer touches of Albano. How-
ever, we do not disguise to ourselves that Mrs. A. may have
had a peep at Le Moyna's famous picture on the same sub-
ject, or at some prints after it ; and that Miss .1. might have
most likely increased the pathos of her theme, had she elm-
sen different attitudes far Naomi and Ruth. But surely
both performances do honour to their respective authors,
and to their amiable sex.

No. 134. The Deluge towards its close, Cen. vii 21, by
J SH Aw. No. 137. The Expulsion of Adam and Eve from
Paradise, by J. MARTIN —These two picture• might do
well as companions in a set of the four elements. For, in
the first, the canvas is covered with :niter save a few stragling •
snakes and put! id corpses—and in the other, with fire, ex-
cepting a parched road, some tinder rocks, and the nn.
happy pair accompanied by a dog whom we never heard be-
foie to have accompanied them in their expulsion. Both
arc awful to the sight ; but we cannot recommend such a
waste of primed cloth to any artist who possesses genius
enough to fill it with better objects ; indeed, we do not ap-
prehend under what head they can rank themselves among
the candidate pieces ; for it would be preposterous to call
a description of the deluge a landscape ; and the his-
torical part in both is so insignificant and suhordinate,
that they can hardly be enlisted under the noble banner of
history.

N. 25. Death of Rizzio, by A. PERIGA L.—This we ac-
knowledge of course to be, classically, on historical com-
position. The bustle, the tumult, the lightning of ven-
geance, the screams of fear, the contrast of attitudes, the
play of the local colours, render the whole pleasing to the
eye. Mt. PER! r; A L's talents are well known, and this piece
is no disparagement to thc.n. We must confess, in the
mean time, that there are several passages which may not
be sufficiently shielded against the severity of criticism ; but
the limits of our Paper do not allow us to enter into the
particulars of the piece. _ _

[l'o be continued.]

* Ovid does not describe Perseus riding the winged horse Peessii,,
when he rescues Andromeda. Other awbors do, ani they sho.ild
have been quoted instead of Ovid.