The Sun.
London, England, 1822-05-04 00:00:00

THE ROYAL ACADEMY.

Yesterday their Royal Highnesses th 6 Duke
and Duchess of GLOUCESTER, the Princess
SOPHIA, and the Princess SOPHIA of GLOUCESTE,R.,
attended by Lady ISABELLA TIIYNNE, Lady
MARY TAYLOR, Lady A LICIA GORDON, Miss
COATES, the Hon. Major CURZON, and Lieute-
nant-Colonel HUGGINS, visited the Exhibition of
the Royal Academy, previous to its opening to
the Public.
After the Royal Visitors had withdrawn, the Nobility aria
Gentry were admitted to a private view of the Works of Art.
It was generally remarked that the present Exhibition con
tained a greater diversity of subjects than many preceding ones,
the number of portraits is less, and the fancy and historical
works propgrtionably greater.
The folhiwing are the principal pictures :

Sir THOMAS LAWRENCE, the President, exhibits this year
eight pictures : a splendid Portrait of his Majesty, which he
has been commissioned to paint for the Royal Palace at Wind-
sor; a Portrait of his Royal Highness the Duke of York ; a
Portrait of his Grace the Duke of Bedford ; one of the Coun-
tess of Blesinton ; a Portrait of Field Marshal the Duke of
Wellington ; Portrait of Count Michael Worontow ; Portrait
of Mrs. Littleton ; and Little Red Riding-hood.
Sir WILLIAM BEECHEY has five pictures in the present
Exhibition : Portraits of her Royal Highness the Duchess of
Kent and the Princess Alexandrina Victoria; Portrait of Sir
Alex. Cochrane ; Portrait of Sir John Beresford ; Portrait of
the Rev. Dr. Pigot ; and a fancy picture from Prior's Poems—
" Cupid having lost his arrows at dice with Ganymede, re-
proved by Venus."
J. STOTHARD, R. A. exhibits two pictures this year : a
beautiful historical picture, the subject " Joseph telling his
dream to his father;" and a sleeping Bacchante.
D. WILKIE R.A. exhibits the Picture which has for so

long a period engrossed his attention, and which he has painted
for his Grace the Duke of 'Wellington—Chelsea Pensioners
receiving the London Gazette Extraordinary of Thursday,
June 22, 1815, announcing the Battle of Waterloo. In this
Picture the Painter has introduced Portraits of several re-
markable characters, namely, a Glengarry Highlander, who
served with General Graham at Barossa—an old Pensioner, a
survivor of the seven years' war, who was at the taking of
Quebec with General Wolfe—a black man, one of the band of
the Ist Regiment of Foot Guards, who was in France during
the Revolution, was present at the death of Louis XVI., was
afterwards servant to General Moreau in his campaigns in
Germany during the Revolutionary War. Behind the black is
a soldier who served with the old Marquis of Granby, and near
is an old Pensioner who served with General Elliott at the me-
morable siege of Gibraltar. At the -feet of a Corporal of the
Oiford Blues, who was at the battle of Vittoria, is a black
dog, known to the Officers and men by the name- of Old Duke,
who followed the regiment all over the Peninsula.
Mr. 111 ULREADY R.A., has the Convalescent.
Mr. HEI.TON, exhibits the Caledonian Iltint.
Mr. Non TncoT E, R.A., exhibits two very fine Historical
Pictures of extensive dimensions, namely, the Burial of Christ ;
and the Princess Bridget Plantagenet, fourth daughter of King
Edward IV., consigned to the care of the Abbess of the Monas-
tery of Dartford.
Mi. Pliruars, R.A.. has eight Pictures in this Exhibition,
namely :—Portrait of General Sir Charles Asgill, Bart.—Por-
trait of Lady Anne Beckett—Portraits of Masters. Robert,
Henry, and John Glassbrook—Portrait of the Rev. Doctor
Frodsham—Portrait of William Sturch,. Esq.—Portrait ‘cf
Charles Agnew, Esq.—Portrait of Sir Benjamin Bobhouse,
Bart.—And whiney Picture, c.-.1.0.ed, Returning from the Hop_
garden. •

Mr. Tnomsox, R.A, has a fine Picture from Sliakspeare's
Tempest—Miranda's first sight of Ferdinand.
Mr. CALI:COTT, R.A., exhibits an extraordinary Picture,
the, subject—Smugglers alarmed by an unexpected change
from hazy weather while landing their cargo.
Mr. WARD, ILA., has the Boa Serpent seizing a Horse—
Portrait of Adonis, the favourite charger of his bate Majesty,
George the Third, and several fine portraits of Horses.
Mr. WESTALL presents two pictures to public inspection,
Cupid and Psyche, and the Beach Mill, at Little Hampton,
Sussex.

Bract, R.A. has a very beautiful little picture of the
Shrubbery at Southend in Essex.
Mr. CONSTABLE, R.A. has some very fine landscapes, prin-
cipally local views.

All: COOPER, R.A. has several portraits of animals, besides
two historical pictures.—The Battle of Stringonium, now
Graw, in Hungary, where Lord 'Arundel of Wardour, among
other distingnished feats of valour, took the Standard of Ma-
hommed ; and Rupert's Standard at Ntarston Moor.
Mr. REINAGLE displays the versatility of his talents in some
fine portraits and landscapes.
The fancy and 'historical pictures which ornament the pre-
sent exhibition ara-the following :
Cupid sheltering his Darling from the approaching Storm.
W. ETTY.—The Murdered Traveller, G. SLous.—The Ga-
zette, R. FARRIER.—FIight into Egypt, .H. InviNE.—A
prowling Lion, E. Lawnsszn,--Leaving Hoine, R.
' RiPPIN-
GIL LE.—The return of the Prodigal Sou, F.G. RLSTONE.
Painting a Portrait, W. JONES.—Lost Money, R. RIP PIN-
GIL LE. —Maebethentering the Witches' Cave, J. BARNEY, sen.
—Rat Catchers, H. LANDSEER.—MaternaI Affection, W.
ET TY.—The Veteran's Glory, W. KIDD.—The Solitary, J.
0. TUDOR.—The Rivals, C. R. LESLlE,A.—Atalanta and Me-
leager, in a Landscape, G. ARNOLD, A.—Hindoos returning
from making an offering to the Idol at the Temple of Vishnu,
East Indies, T. DANIELL, R.A.—Scene from Moliere's Co-
medy, Les Precieuses fidicules Madelon, Cathos, Mascatille,
A. E. CHALON, R.A.—A Pastoral, H. P. BONE.—The Death
of Adelaide, H. FRADELLE.—The Travelling Poulterer, W.
('ARSE.—King Lear, Act 11. Scene 4th. H. P. BRIGGS.—
Shall I, or shall I not ? or, the tempting Present, T. WOOD-
WARD.—lllazeppa, T. FOftSTER.—Thc Flemish Physician,S.
WOOMN.—Paris in the Chamber of Helen, T. 0. WAIN-
w nlGHT.—Cupid, H. W. I'CERSOILL.—The Dancing Bear,
W. F. WITHERING TON.—Seene in the Beggar's Opera, with
Portraits of Mrs. Davenport, Miss M. Tree and Mr. Blan-
chard, by 0. CLINT, A.—The Death of Priam; 14. P. BoNE.
—The Death of Adonis, R. T. BONE.—Coriolanus, T. C.,
THOMPSON.—A Recruiting Party, E. V. AIiPPINGILLE.
.An Attack on a French Convoy, D. D.EionToN.—The Bro..
ken Saddle, W. ALLEN.—Battle of Waterloo, G. JONES.—
his having cut off the Lock of Dido's Hair, Mrs. Aws-
LEY.—The Fugitives, J. GANDY, A.—The Funeral Pro-
cession of W. Canynge to Radcliffe Church, Bristol, in the
reign of Edward IV., E. V. RIPPINGILLE.—The Prodigal
Son, J. GRAHAM.

There is also a splendid display of Sculpture,principally by
Mr. WESTMACOTT, R.A. Mr. CHANTEY, R.A.I
Blr.l LAY-
MAN, R.A. Mr. BAILEY R.A. &c.
Mrs: POPE has three admirable Flower Pieces, from nature.
One of these is a large composition of flowers in a vase, drawn
at the British Museum, which is transcendantly fine; and the
whole are of so truly excellent a description as fully to main-
tain and establish that high professional reputation which this
Lady has already so justly acquired.