The Sun.
London, England, 1829-05-23 00:00:00

!113 CELEBRATED COLLECTION OF THE
HIGHLY-ESTEEMED WORKS OF BENJAMIN
"EST, ESQ., THE LATE PRESIDENT OF THE
"TAI, ACADEMY; TOGETHER WITH THE
'SPLENDID EXHIBITION ROOMS, ERECTED
1/1:1141L NASH, AT AN EXPENCE EXCEEDING
IrA°° POUNDS, and the RESIDENCE of the VENE-
tLE DECEASED, IN NEWMAN-STREET.
jilts GEORGE ROBINS has the grafi•
fication to announce to the Public, and more
especially those vrho-encourage the FINE ARTS, that it
of been his good fortune to be honoured by the Executors
of- the revered and highly.gifted Artist,
LAT BENJAMIN WEST,
PRESIDENT O TH ROYAL ACADEMY,
To offer for unreserved comF petitio E n, on MoNoAr, the 25th

day of May, at Twelve,
THE UNEQUALLED COLLECTION OF

inci
~ HISTORICAL PICTURES,
----u-Ing 170 of the SUBLIME EFEORTS of his vast and

comprehensive mind.
The great renown acquired by this distinguished orna-
ment of his Art, will necessarily circumscribe the necessity
°f going into a very long detail : this is fortunate, inns-
nltteh as the appalling difficulty of doing strict justice
would weaken the humble effort, and thus render more im-
perfect a sketch,, that pretends not to give more than a very
hint outline of the brilliant picture, to which a much more
talented man would feel himself incompetent to do adequate
justice. In viewing this
gFLENDID EXHIBITION or THE FOUNDER AND
PATHER OF BRITISH HISTORICAL PAINTING,
The nation at large will lament that in times like these,
When the march of intellect awl improvement has made
stleh rapid strides, so great a treasure as

MR. WEST'S GALLERY
—"suld be left to the hazard and uncertainty laaza.
it was surely not appreciating too highly the English
"I.l* and liberality to contemplate
THE 13RITISFI INSTITUTION AND

NATIONAL GALLERY
11"tning the eposy of s re Co, and tu '
transmit to postderity itora
proudthi recordeuti of whatllecti could be accomh-
s
eilhed by an Englishman, and in that peculiar art which
had so long' 'remained in its infancy. It was by the
Renerous devotion of his pencil to the noblest aim of his
Profession, that first brought British Painting into direct
440eiation with the Throne, and raised it into an object of
national importance in the mind of his Sovereign. It will
814165 t partake of the work of supererogation to state, that
4°til the "year 1768, Historical Painting was in no wise
'traged in England, and the immortal West encoun•
tered the trial" in fear and trembling : how well he sue-
teeded future generations will acknowledge,—and the pre-
rt Will, It is believed, add their concurring testimony.—
or this proud testimonial of having raised the character
of Euglish Historical Art, the public are mainly indebted
to the kind and fostering encouragement of his
IviILATE MAJESTY, GEORGE THE THIRD,
0 in
the singleness of his mind, . and unbounded libe-
tY, comutauded the late President to paint TWENTY.
°lllPTVitrs to adorn
THE
ROYAL CHAPEL IN WINDSOR.
Mt:r 13
,„re'est Monarch was graciously pleased to restore to
Soar wests family these precious gems ; they include the
Coareoseriow,
The AIOSES RECEIVING THE `Our Saviour.
The universal Deluge, and the Crucifixion of Our
I remaining ones are all appropriate for Altar Pieces.
slop °uld far exceed the limit of an advertisement to men-
Instrately all the Pictures a very few will demon-
Loh'. the treat which is in store for those who hare not
so fortunate as to see them.
CHRIST REJECTED BY THE JEWS,
(A pc., for which 10,000/. was refused) was exhibited in
'11.4411, and 240,000 persons were gratified by a sigh tof it.
It DEATH ON THE PALE HORSE,-
p; Presenting the opening of the first five Seals : the effect
oposed to be excited by this Picture is the terribly sub-
Hu*
altd its various modifications, until lost in the oppo.
extremem of pity and horror,—a sentiment which
'4,llll,tirig had not, until then, attempted successfully to
p,-1"13. This is indeed a chef d'eeuvre ; and the same
boy
might be safely pronounced on the remaining
1,0 Pictures. The space allotted for this purpose is,
„a:l°4er, insufficient, and this imperfect description will
tz 1.11 intreatiug especial attention to the following :
Pillsion of Adam and Eve The Overthrow of the Old
.se Delo
Ahrah Beast and False Prophet
111 441 and Isaac Telemachus and Mentor on
Resurrection the Island
and John Cicero discovering the Tomb
IThree Marys of Archimedes
Salii4/pr:e,o Serpent Death of Wolfe
St. pit Poespug Mark Anthony showing the
sl shaking the Viper Robe and Will of Ccesar.
healing the Infirm
teutu! hSs Mr. West left fur the admiration of the pre-
and succeeding generations,
Nita A
Saered SUBLIandME
Profane SERIES
Histo OF PICTURE
an S,_
ry, Poetry, d oil.
lift euifa!tiry, including the greater portion of the labour of
e, .
;tun tu-,
itorivis life, as
C= ONLY LEGACY FOR HIS CHILDREN.
s An*rics, "the exhibition of one of Mr. West's Plc-
"P---The Healing of the Infirm in the Temple,—(which
Pr trtleated to the Hospital of Philadelphia gratuitously).
tNrs :teed a sum sufficient to perpetuate the maintenance
.of
00-1;"ve Pensioners, besidea 1,800 guineas to build
ho to to receive it. To conclude, Sir Thomas Law-
th."'il St the distribution of Prizes to the Students of
bid_ L'syal Academy, eulogized the late venerable Pre-
In" thus
--" His works were not only superior to
forlat uaer Productions of English art, but far surpass-
stic utemperary merit on the Continent—were nn..•
r4sei..t j t as,' period below the School of the Ca-
street,,.2" he gamedceicbritv at tie close of his life, far
(ahnaW'" he had ever before enjoyed, and he became
PslarD„i: f,getfulness of deceased greatness) the one po-
Deic;.-ter of his country.
titr E!'"elititi: Catalogues, at f!s. 6d. each, are ready, and
e It is open ; the Catalogues may he had in
steetritleiPal is
in America, at Berlin, Vienna, Am-
Oxfurtr' and Paris; in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Liverpool,
nd Cambridge; of T. R. Smith, Esq., Solicitor,
LoStleZ-14 Ipn3 tad at Mr. George Robins's Offices,