The Sun.
London, England, 1842-05-21 00:00:00

CLAUDET'S DAGUERROTYPE.

M. Claudet (of the Adelaide Gallery) recently produced,
with his improved llaguerrotyp.e apparatus, several beautiful
and perfect portraits of her Majesty's favourite charger, with
which her Map sty was pleased to express herself as highly de-
lighted. It is said that on an, examination of the portrait of
Snowdrop (perhaps the prince of her stud), she observed, that
none of the best of our animal painters could produce anything
equal to it for finish, force, and accuracy. .Nor, indeed, could
they ; nor could the most masterly effort of the pencil equal the
exquisiteness, minuteness of- touch, and truth, and character,
which distinguish the results of this ingenious and now perfect
process. Her Majesty could not fail to admire the tasteful and
effective back-grounds, which M. Claudet introduces into all
his pictures (human and animal), and which give great variety
as well as harmony to his works. Her Majesty immediately
honoured M. Claudet with an order to execute similar por-
traits of all her favourite dogs, and we believe that the public
will shortly have an opportunity of. judging of the success, by
examining the works at his laboratory in the Adelaide Gallery.

THE STRAWBERRY HILL SALE.
TWENTY-SECOND DAY.

Thursday's sale was devoted to pictures, drawings, and
prints, which did not fetch very extraordinary prices. The
undermentioned are the chief lots sold :
Lot. 28. A small portrait of Horace Walpole, youngest son
of Sir Robert Walpole, with a bouk in his hand, and a distant
view of Strawberry-hill; exceedingly clever. It has been highly
esteemed from its likeness to Horace. Walpole, and from it the
portrait facing the title-page of the catalogue has been taken;
painted by Eckardt-341.135. Browne.
Lot 30. A ditto of Thomas Gray, the poet, in a fine oak
carved frame, 1750, by Eaardt-331. 12s.
Lot 40. A tine o:d portrait of Henry Walpole, the Jesuit,
who was vt as executed Ito attempting to poison Queen Eliza-
beth-61.65. Rodd.'
Lot 64. An ancient illuminated drawing, highly finished and
quite unique; Earl Rivers presenting his book, and Caxton his
printer, to'Edivardll'.; the Queen and Prince, from a curious
manuscript in the archbishop's library 4 Lambeth. This
portrait of the prince (afterwards Edward V.) is the only one
known of him ;_ it has been engraved .by Vertue amongst the
heads of the Kings-71. 10s. Garman.
Lot 84. A very interesting and valuable picture, portraits
of Sir Robert Walpole and Catherine. Shorter, Lady Walpole;
this painting is from the united efforts of Eckardt and Woot-
toq, and is considered a master-piece of art ; the portraits of
Sir Robert and Lady Walpole are from the miniatures by
Zincke, the hounds and view of Houghton by Wootton, in a
black and gold frame ; the carving is Gibbon's best-511. 9s.
Russell.
Lot 1..0. A very fine water-colour drawing,:representing the
Procession in the Romance of " The Castle of Otranto ;" ex-
ceedingly clever-6/. IBs. tid. Zimmerman.
Lot 122. A portrait of Mary Princess of Orange, daughter
of King Charles 1., a beautiful little picture by Sir Peter
Lely-211.
Twenty portraits, painted by Jarvis, and purchased by Mr.
Lovibonit, with the residence at Houghton, and of whom Ho-
race Walpole bought them, were sold at prices varying from
four to seven guineas.

Lot I A-valuable old picture, •on panel, representing a
Marriage Ceremony, with a numerous assemblage of figures,
a tine specimen of the early German school, and probably by
Van Eyck 241. 3s. Sell.
Saturday will finish the sale of the valuable contents of
Strawberry-hill, which principally consist of the beautiful old
stained gas in the windows of the Mansion.