The Sun.
London, England, 1810-04-28 00:00:00

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Several of the.Pairons and Friends of the Mem-
bers of this Institution, and :WellAnown
.aadteurs
of Ole Arts,
.were yesterday gratified with a private
view of the fine asemblage of,-Pictures whiclj corm
the Exhibition for the .present year., It is with
much pleasure we observed, that all our established
Artists have fay maintained their reputation,. and
that .the, rising race are likely to follow their track
with kindred ability. There are not so many,pic-
tures as in former years, but the general merit of
the whole fully compensates for the reduction of•tl)q
number.
The venerable President, notwithstanding a long
in-disposition, has shewn his zeal for the Arts, 'and
the- honour of the Academy,, by sending one pi6ture,
which, though painted during the languor of con-
valescence, betrays no symptoms of illness, but; on
the contrary, may be classed with the_very first
efforts of hiS pencil, if indeed it is not his chef--

d'orivre.
LAWRECE has some fiqe portraits. The chief
is a very large plaute of the BARNG family, which
exhibits all the higher merits of the art.
OWEN successfal,this year.
TuomsoN has a portrait of Mrs. MARTELLI,
which is highly beautiful ; -but his °Titania .and
Fuck," from SUAKESPEARE, is an admirable compo-
sition indeed, finely conceived and exquisitely co-

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loured,
-Sir Wira.rAm I3EECHEY has shewn a Masterly
hand in several portraits.
NotiTtico-rt firmly supports his high charmer as
a Portrait Plinter, and in the Historic .l province,
particularly the Earl of ARGYLE in prison., as de-
scribed in Fox's literary fragment. '
SUER -diSplays the animation of 'a Poet 'with all
the skill of a Painter, in several Portraits, particu-
larly a fine whole-length of Sir EYRE COOTE.
CALCOTT has shewn con.iderahle versatility of
power in a fine Landscape .in the Italian style, the
figares by OWEN. The piaure is entitled to rank
with the best of modern productions.
Every thing from Tun'tsart• chews the hand-of a'
great Artist, but we_do not think he is quire as suc-
ce4sful as on_former occasions ; his best work is a
view at Petworth..
Sir F.Bouadeots has some works of great merit,
-particularly. two large Landscapes, which, we un-
derstand, he has presented .to his friend Sir Wu.-
LIAM BEECHEY.
The veteran LOUTHERBOTTRO also appears to great
advantage.
Among the honorary Contributions Sir GEORGE
BEAUMONT of course takes the lead. He has em-
bellished the Acaderny with two admirable com-
positions, :in which he has, as usual, not torgott, n
his old favourite Wir,sot4, -but has been attentive to
truth, riature,.and simplicity. ~
Mis. CHARLES LONG also appears, to very great
-
advantage in the Honoraiy• List.- Her 'View of
Eton 'is a large and beautiful. drawing ; and two
others, of an inferior size, possess, according to their
extent, an equality of merit.
,Pore takes the icad in portrait-drawings. They
are- faithful in similitude, and marked by classical

taste.
Its the province of Sculpture, NOLLEKENS,.FLA, X-
MAN, and WESTMAG6TT,,-Aiipi4fgreAt talents. The
first has admirable busts of -Lords GRENVILLE and
Mu LGR WESTM ACOTT' bust of Lord SID M
is exad and spirited. We shall, hciw6rer, proctA
'no farthbr at present, as we mean dislinOly to no-
tice the chief produaions in due course. We,
sliould observe that the cause of the diminution
in the_number of piktures this year is the laud•
able resolution of. the Academy to do justice to
their cwn body, by exhibiting those produe-
tions.which the several Members have presented to
-the Institution, after having respeelively received their
diploma, many of,whom are no more. The pub-
lic in general have therefore an opportunity now, of
seeing their several. work, And deciding upon their
pretensions to a place in tihe Academy, and this, part
of the exhibition constitutes. a fine display of pro-
fessional skill.

The Horatio frigate with the outward-bound
East Ittdia ships, passed Scilly the 23d inst.
Yesterday the Bishop of LONDON gave a grand.
dialler to 'the .Arkithishops of CANTERBURY and
YORK, the Bishops of SALISBURY, ST. ASAPH,
BRISTOL, Sre. at his Howe in St. James'' square.

Yesterday Mrs. 1:110111SON had a grand dinner
party at her house in Grosvenor.-square.
esterday the Duchessof Bautstswica entertained
her , Royal ,Highness the Princess of the
Dukepf Brunswick, and a select party, with a grand
dinner, at her house in Spring Gardens. -
• Yesteray the CommitideT,in Chief, Sir DAVID
DONBAS, • held a Military Levee at his Office at the
Horse Guards, and gave audiences to. the Duke of
BRUNSWICK and several other ptikers.
Music.—The Vocal, Concert, under the di-
reaion of HARRISON, 'GREATOREX, and BARTLE-
DIAN, closed, atter a very- successful .sserson,
last nigl,4 Indeed the excellence of the Con-
cert. will sufficiently account for .its attraction.--
The performers in gener4l were of the first-Tate .1
order, and the music has been uniformly taken
from the best composers, with original productions
wed intitled to rank with the cehers.—Mrs. ~
LINGTON was encored in "2 he Soldier tied," and rt is
impossible for any body to sing it with more.•ability.,
Mrs. AsHE also had an_ encore in a pleasing b:dlird,
the words from MARMION.—R--ARIII;ON gave " The
Mansion of Reace," as he originally sung il, as a
single air, and his performance was characterised by
elegance; simplicity, and expression. We hare not
room,. howevr, to notice all the excellencies of this
Concert, which is in all respetts-worthy of the warm
paironae it has received.
The' Gentletnen of the-Isle of Mallet gave a grind
ervertsinment on Tuesday last, at Margate, • that
gallant ckficer, Sir THoMAS STAINES,' Kut. and pre-
sented him with a valuable sword, beantifuliTen-.
riched with.naval einWerris ; &signed and executed
by Mr. It. Tun, dtess sword-niaker to the Patriotic
Fund.

BANNISTER opens his. facetious Budget next week
at Bury St. Ell-minds, An entertainment that
,was
so well received in the metropolis, inust of course
be sure. of provincial success..
"kite Tragedy of Hairy the Eighth is to be one of
the grand revivals at .Covent-gard,n Tot-titre. -it
will be difficult to, procure a substitute' tor PopE, in
tle. part of Henty; ,which may be ranked with some
of the h;st of ntoclern perfcrmances.f,