The National Register.
London, England, 1812-06-28 00:00:00

JUNE eB.

and foreign, more easily felt than described. The miniature
under our inspection, represents nothing more than a Gipsy-
woman suckling her child ; but the conception is line, the ex-
pression admirable, and the execution surpasses what we have
noticed of the kind for several years ; the jet-black of the
hair, the well-arched eyebrow, and long eyelashes, the life-
blood that seems to throb under the healthful skin, catch the
eve of every visitor, and gather a crowd of admirers before
the performance. The national character is masterly ex-
pressed, and we understand that these two figures are por-
traits of a mother and child now existing. Maternal affee-
tion, that complacency, that ineffable happiness which the
mother feels when nursing her child cannot be better ex-
emplified :-
4, Su speaks affection, ere the infant eve
Can luuk regard, or brighten in reply :"
lint %%lien a cherub's lip has learn'd to claim
A in .ther's car, by that enciriti lag name,—
How looks admiring hope the while !

C 01PREI L.

The Governors and Directors of this most liberal and use-
ful establishment for the promotion and encouragement of
the Art of Painting in its noblest pursuits, have given to the
public in general, to the subscribers, and the artists in par-
ticular, a solemn proof of their unbiassed and sincere zeal
for the improvement of this branch of the Polite Arts en-
trusted to their impartiality. Not satisfied with many of the
candidate pictures sent to the gallery before the sth of Jan-
uary last, they, according to the power which they have
reserved to themselves, granted only the last of the three
proposed premiumi (that of the one hundred pounds) and
assigned it to the performance of \lr. JOSEPH, for the Pro-
cession to Mount Calvary. We arc proud to find that their
determination upon this and the rest of the candidate pic-
tures coincides so exactly with the opinions delivered in the
correlative numbers of our papers when we passed our pri-
vate judgment upon them. We understand also, that the
handsome compliment, and consolatory gift of 30/. has been
bestowed upon the disappointed competitors as an indem-
nity fur their frames and other expenses. This effective
means of bringing the art to perfection, of exerting the ar
tists and of preventing any trash getting a name from blind
indulgence, deserves and has obtained the approbation and
praise of every one who feels for the glory of this country.
It is said that, wishing to encourage talents wherever they
Thine, they have bought the famous picture of Mr. RICHTER,
" Christ restoring Sight to the Wind," now exhibiting in
Bond-street, and that they added to this proof of their ge-
nerosity that of allowing him to exhibit it as long as it may
be advantageous to him.

CHRIS I' NM LING TILE STK.
It is with great F. ati,factioit that we have seen the two
proof) of the e!ching..alter Mr. NV E=T's celebrated picture,
exposed before it as a test te, iud4e, even at this early period,
of the truth of outlines and faithfulness of resemblance—
it is one of the boldest efforts of the power of aquqrokis on
copper, and, although the parts re,,erved for tilt. nicety a
the engraver, are left blank, and consequently produce
chasms in the toutensemble, and break the harmony, yet the
accustomed eve is soon able to peiceive, in these, the pro-
mising rudiments of a Print, which, vve doubt not, will be,
when finished, worthy of the Picture, of the Artist, aDd of
the Subscribers.

TIM REGENT'S VIM .10 THE ROYAL ACADEMY,
On Saturduy the ExhiSitem at Somerset House clu3rd, but eve:),
vras retained in the same state, with' additionll preparations, tor
'ate reception of a Itiv al visit and inspection trorn tho NCE
aLC r• /Us ;loyal Illtiut•harm 4 4il:iti,!ti his command..., tV

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