The Sun.
London, England, 1830-11-02 00:00:00

FINE ARTS.

,ILLI4TRATIONS TO THE KEEPSAKE FOR 16S 1.
Of all tlieillustrations we have yet seen, these
ate incomparably the most splendid. In
.the
*Mt Once, they have been selected from the
paintings of the best artists ; and secondly,
they have been engraved by the best engravers.
There is scarcely an Illustration among them
that is not a master-piece in its way. If the
&alloy department of the " Keepsake" be only
equal to its embellishments, it will indeed be a
" hors avis." The first illustration, Ifni dee,
engraved by C. Heath, from a painting by East-
iSke, is a triumph worthy the eminent abilities
Of both artists. Mr. Heath, in particular, has
here shown himself among the first—if not the
Very first--of modern engravers. Nothing can
itinpass, few things equal, the exquisite limning
of the Greek girl's features ;—the soft, yet seri-
, ousexpression of the eye—the delicate pencilling
of4he note—the thick luxuriant ringlets--the closed
lips, light and graceful enough to belong to a
fairy-448e are pourtrayed with a delicacy and
finish unequalled certainly by any of the annual
engravers of this or the past years. The only
° fault we find with this embellishment belongs to
Mr. Eastlake ; he has made Haidee rather too
matronly and embonpoint for the " lone Greek"
just It blushing into womanhood." The Gen-
"a; as a subject, is striking; quite dramatic
Indeed; and, as an engraving, does not derogate
from Mr. Ifeath's Eune. Juliet gives the live-
liest idea of Shakespeare's fair creation we have
Yet leet. It is impossible to mistake the elo.
quent Italian expression of the young Capulet's
COuntenance. . The Use of Tears displays great
Pay!nr,ntlight and shade The female figure
reclining Oil the bed is well brought out :
the , attitude is eminently graceful. Nestor
and Tydides, as an engraving, is correct
and spirited ; but, as a painting, is too full
of that stiffbess and theatrical display which
are the chief vices of Mr. Westall and his
'cll°ol.---Sea-shore, Cornwall, from a painting
by I3onnington, is one of the most finished en-
gravings we have ever seen. '['he clouds light,
fleecy, Anil scattered in small silver islands along
the sky, as we now and then (but not often) see
them on a summer's day, are nature itself, and
Five infinite ebaracter to the landscape. Ade-
laide is full of life and freshness. The sunny
"sparkling aspect of the child, whose young wits
are teeming with some roguish frolic, tells its own
. tale. Saumur is a picturesque, animated land-
4caPs, and abounds in detail. Milan Cathedral
14 imposing and magnificent. The pillars wear
the aspect of eternity, and the pigmy crowds
•at their base, lend wonderful animation
to the picture. Of the remaining en-
'gr'aving*, space and time merely permit us to
~[lay that they are worthy of the artists whose
lietzlea are attached to them, worthy also of the
" Keepsake," which judging from its present
at tl •,o ra ons, is beyond compare the most truly
regal ot the "Annuals.'

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DSOAPE ILLUSTRATIONS of the WAVERLEY
NOVELS, Part VII.
This Part, in point of general fidelity of de-
scription) is fully equal to any of its predeces-
• The ♦iew of Edinburgh, in particular, is
!rue to rho letter. When completed, it will bind
up neatly with the Waverley novels.