The Sun.
London, England, 1826-04-24 00:00:00

Ward;

No. ISO, is quite the reverse: a glaring confusion of colours,
pomp, and pageantry ;—called a City of Ancient Preece—with

the return of a v:dnrious armament—or what you pleue.

No. 185, Manoall'a Sacrifice, is very well, except that the
angel is catching hold of the clouds, to prevent himself from
falling.

No. 104.—Portrait 9f T. Campbell, F.,sq. is probably de-
signed to adorn the hall of the London University. We have not
Ward of this distinguished poet having met with any accident
lately, but he is certainly here represented with his arms sadly
:dlrd nested.

No. 141.—Tbe Puritan "banging of his cat on Monday, for
hiding of a mouse on Sunday," is inimitable in its solemn burnout..

E. Pro's Cos.

' There are many clever, simple little landscapes, which we can-
not enumerate. This class of compositions is always more to
• our taste the lens attempt is made at effect, and the niece closely
.0.11 re is copied, her accidental defects being kept out of sight,and her
heinuties judiciously selected and combined, with v. sufficient,unity
of subject to excite and concentrate attention. We particularly
dvrecate -in landscapes elaborate attempts to exhibit unusual.
nffects, audit as are seldom seen and have little to recommend
'thorn but thin rarity, and may be called portraits of sinfptlar nap
turd phenomena. These ought to be communicated to scientific

societies and not put into exhibitions.
We were pleased with the simple compositions, Nos. 158, 168,
214, 276, 278, and 360.

Notwithstanding what we have just said, we must praise No.
182, "The morning after a Storm," by A. Fraser. Nasmyth's
Carisbrook Castle is in perfectly' good keeping throughout, and
very interesting, (No. 192), as also Stirling Castle (No. 317),
'hy B. Price. To Wilson's "breeze" (124), Stark's landscape
(1 32 )—Noble's fishing boats off Hastings, (140) and Landseer's
" Two pointers in a turnip-field, So ho t" (187), we trust our
readers will pay particular attention.

No. 188,—is somewhat good, but not very perspicious. A,
college youth, it seems, has had the audacity to choose the very
front of his college gate, for the scene of some most unacademical
Pomps with a very pretty young lady. The game seems to be
bobbing cherries into the mouth of another youth. We are sur-
prised this irregularity is not put a stop to by the Proctors.
No. 193—will give much delight to those who admire Mr.
.Martin.

Nu. 216—Annette and Lubin, by Riteher, has been much

talked of.. We confess it does not altogether please us; sod yet
there is very considerable power and expression in it.
Northcote's Daniel in the Den of Lions (229) wants the dignity
and elevation becoming the subject, the angel looks more like a
syren.

'rho great picture of Cain, after the murder of Abel, (237) by
J. Stump, is one which gives eminent promise of the highest rank
in historical painting. The conception and design have real sub-
hinity ; the only fault which strikes us is the raw redness of the
'flesh tints; this displeases the eye and spoils the effect, We hope
Mr. Stump will continue a diligent study of the customs, and not

,be nilAed by any modern vagaries.
it group of family portraits—from an infant up.
wards through various steps ; all with a strong family 'likeness;
but all unfortunately plain, and the more so as they rise in age, so
that tlie father of the flock wisely does not venture to show his face

hot only peeps through the door.
head by Chafer, is capital.
403---The Medway-fog clearing off is very good, (0, Webster,)
and not less so the Moonlight, (348) by J. Ward.
Miss Bointnont has shown very pleasing talent In 6' the pet
rabbit," (350.)
No. 382—is an admirable .effect of Mint on the beach at I East-
ifiga, by S. Austin.
Yoriek (394 Laporte) is not bad, and Ichabod Crane 018 Da-
has a good effect.

In (420) " All Souls College," it was evidently the artist's ob-
ject to represent a,variety of academical costume, which it is a pity
he did not do inure correctly when he was about it.

332; Is a Masterly old man's head, with a silly name. By T.
Clater. -

We notice No. 343, not because the subject is particularly
interesting, but because Mr. W. Long has in it displayed his
sense in not being above imitating the old Masters. He has
evidently been studying Julio Romano—and, if next .time be will
only take a good_ subject, and keep to the classical forms of that
great Master, we may expect something of considerable beauty.
No. 361. The Bracebridge Family, by J. Dearman, is not de-
ficient in humour and character but we think "the fair futin,'
is by no means flattered.

To No. 373. called 4, Melrose Abbey,—moonlight," is append-
cd`Walter Scoteti well known descriptive lines : but we must say
they contrast Most unhappily with the picture.
We will not be too critical upon " the Worthies of Devon," or
several others which we could name.

In the Sculpture Room there are two very spirited models, by
J. Henning, jun. (713, 7144) the first, a Charge of the Life
Guards, ought to be patronized' as a bas relief for some public
Military building. No. 745, is a capital bust of Northcote, and
740, one of Nollekens. 761, is called a model of a Corinthian
capital, the chief fault of which is, that it is not Corinthian.
To return to the Paintings :—Mary's Dream (417), E. Prentis,
is very good. Alexander taming Bucephalus (426) it a sad glare
of white and red, and the youth's features express any thing rather
than heroism or even jockeyship.
We have reserved to the last, two eminently beautiful produc-
tions, to which we are sure no visitor of this ?hibition will fail
to pay due respect. The first of these is Nol " Portrait of
a Young Lady :" by G. Browning: The emession, particu-
larly of the eyes, is, truly exquisite, hut if this delightful face charms
us in the Allegro style, we have now to name one far more excei.,
lent in the Penseroso way. This is No. 90, called " The Lock, t,'
by J. Inskipp.. We do not hesitate to say that it is a chef d auvre
of its kind. Since the exhibition of the inimitable portrait of the
C,ountesi of Blessington, by Sir T. Lawrence, (which every one
remembers), we have seen nothing to come near this. The
Painter has most unnecessarily illustrated the title of it by some
lines but the Picture itself tells its own story a thousand times
better than any lines can do. We pronounce it perfectly lovely :
and should be almost ashamed to confess how long we sat before it.

No. 107. Should not be passed over—this is a very good view
near Northfleet, by C. F. Wickateed.
We have, doubtless, passed by many Paintings, which we could
have wished our limits would have allowed us to notice : we
trust we shall stand excused from the impossibility of naming every
one—and, as to those which have been spoken of, we, without
imagining that we shall find all agree with us, have endeavoured
fairly to discharge our duty as critics, but we trust all our Readers
either hive been, or will go, to form their own judgment. This
exhibition is decidedly one which eminently deserves the support
and patronage, of the public.