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London, England, 1801-05-06 00:00:00

ROTAL ACADEMT.

O.—View of Oxford.—A. W. CA L LCOTT.—NO:
being able to trace the likenefs of any one created
thing in this pkiure, we will not prefume to cri-
ticife it, fearful of miftaking the artift's objed
For ought we know, Come molt admirable fatire
lurks under the coat of colours that covers his
canvas, which we !ball leave the wife heads of
Oxford to find out, as a matter that we fuppofe
particularly concerns thernfelves.
TI. Portrait: of the late Colonel Fitch and hi: Vers.
—J. S. COPLEY, It A.—Of the likenefs of thefe
portraits we cannot (peak, but the picture is alto-
gether well painted. It holds a noble breadth of
light and fhadow, the grouping of the figures is
good, and the colouring is divetled of all that trick
which is too much the Rudy of many of our mo-
dern artifts.

75. Portrait of a Gm:Mit:arr.—J. °PIE, R. A.—
A very fine head, the features clearly defined, the
gradations of fhadow very delicately managed,
and the colouring equal in regard to brightnefs
and local truth, to that of any of the bell works of•
RINIBILANDT.

91. View in af Frill-fah-I.—T. DAN ar L, R. A.
—A
very brilliant landfcape, which has every up.
peatance of being a true portrait of oriental na•
Lure ; the dead tyger furni(hes a proof that the
pencil of Mr. Daniel is not confined to one kind
of painting.—The human figures introduced are
all touched in with great fpirit.
97. Interview of Charlet the Ficg and Mr Family.
- WOODFORD, R. A.—The grouping of the
figures in this defign is good, and the drawing is
corral, but the contour of the different parts
taken feparately is not pleating to the e.ye.—The
character of Oliver Cromwell is well conceived.
and the general efidt of the pidure is better than
its execution in detail.

122. German Soldier: quartered in a ruined Couvetst.
—C. GESII2II.—AII this painter's groupes of fol-
diers look more like groupes of banditti.—The
drawing of this picture is incorrect, the colouring
dirty, and the effect not Inch as the artift feems to
have intended.—He items to know little of leepirg.
134. Abraham aad lfaac going to Sacra, fice.-11.
Wasr, R. A.—The chief merit of this picture
confifts in the Rile of its compofition, which is
fcholaftic and grand ; but the outline is hard, and
the colouring 13eayy. This is, however, only a
(ketch, and if copied by any other artift of merit
than the original defigner, might probably furnilh
materials for a very rich and mellowiiiieure.
257. Lord St. rummer Vittory.—K. CLI VIL EY.
—Very correaly painted, as an affemblage of por-
traits of (hips of war, and probably a no les cor-
rect delineation of the glorious bufinefs of St. Va-
lentine's day. The (ky and water are particularly
well executed.

259. Portrait of General Harris.—R. K. PORTER.
—This may be a good likcnefs of the face of the
Conqueror of Myfore ; but the painter has ftninge-
ly caricatured the figure. In the colouring of tEis
piatire Mr. Porter has run into his ufual fault : it
has too much of the brick-dull tinge.
167. Shetelt---The effinajoet.—Sal42
The cfefign of this pilture is better than that of the
preceding, but it is liable to the fame objetions in
point of execution.
579. The Red6reto.—H.THOMSol4.—This young
painter, we underftand, has travelled, by which
we cannot perceive that he has gained much : this
is a pretty defign, but the execution is rather flo-
venly. It pouffes, however, the merit of good
drawing, and manifefts no affeftation in theArtift,
in whom we look for daily improvement.
184. Caster *twee: to Mary
WRITALL, R. A.--There is Tome beautiful colour.
ing in this piaure, and the contour of the figure is
pleating ; but the whole wants force, and the land-
fcape is rather common place. The fubjea, hand-
led as it is by this artill, would have made a better
drawing that) it does a piaure.
SOO. 201. Portraits as Oa ad • c.v..—J.
Waan.—Painted as well as fuch things need be ;
Mr. Ward follows nature clofely, when he deli-
neates inferior animals! refpeaing the human form
he has very much to learn.
250. The Death-Bra! of Hairy As Fifth. —J.
Mum. A.—Had this piaure not been the pro-
duaion of a Member of the Academy, we Mould
have been furprifed at its admiffion : it is altoge-
ther one of the molt wretched daubs as an exhi-
bition pia= we ever beheld. It defies ciiticiim.

MRS. METHUEN'S meASZUERADE. "

The following were the Principal aeon in this
happy (cone on Turfday night :
Mr. Paul Methuen, a Taylor weinsted on a&a ft:
No pantomime ever aifplayed a more carious
and complete piece of mechanifm. The goofe
was of the finett plumage, and the rider a flint of
firft rate fire. Need we wonder that Sony), thus
mounted, inflead ofgoing to Brentford, fhould
vide to the Devil P He was a dumb D—l, hut
admirably dread in horns and hoofs by Lord
Mountior
hat Mr.• Dray Grofvenor, as a Sailor, Mil's
Laura Vanifittart, the two Mifs Irebys, and Mr.
T. De Grey, as Rsaitrt, fhould face his Infernal
Majelly.without dread is not furprifing, for what
has. innocence to fear, and what could daunt the
czraciga eof a Sailor) But thit Mr. North, as a
Darr, 'and Colonel Swaine, as a haughty,
gallant, gay, Lothetrio, fhould dare to approach
bins may well excite our wonder.
bin,
Attain, a Scolding 1174 fupported her
eharaeer stioll admirably. A rehearfal of ten
yeafs wedlock could not have made her more per-
fee in the past.
Lord Pdmfret unfazed himfelf in the character
of Crazy "'ant, in the fame mad vein with Lord
Scarborough, who was a Cailla, but neither
warm, tender, nr full of wifhes." The lovely
Mrs. Otley was'a Haymaler, tweet as the breath of
morn ; Mifs Manton, a Strawberry-girl; and Lady
AValfingliam, and Mils de Grey, Flower-ger/I.
Innocent, Pimple charatlers, they might have fol-
lowed their purfuits .Without interruption, had not
chance thrown in they Way Mr. Paul Methuen, in
the character of Doßor ; but who could re-
fill Lieutenant of the Galen-Head Volunteer
Cavalry, with his fcarletcoat and rhubarb facings?
The Conntefs of Mansfield acquitted herfelf in
a capital ft le as a Gyp=/y.
Mr. Richard Penn, in the charaCer of a Match-

evoman, having addreffed a Parrot by its familiar
name, routed all the jettlottfy of Mr. Porter, in the
character of Barad, Bridle, s‘ho was crying out
a Polly my dear ;" but Mifs Ord, as a Frusi-girl,
loon drew off their attention ; and Mifs de Grey
junior, as a Ginge►breadgirl, completed the conquefi
by giving the Match woman a glafs of gin, and Aar-
• ailby Brittle a piece from her balket.
Some of the belt theatrical critics admired Mr.

R. Walpole's Lord Foppington, and Mr. Wood's
Ggp but the whole company were in ee-
Racy with Colonel Armftrong, in the charafter of
a Country BuilEn • Mr. Penn's, of Stock Park,
Ballad Singer; and Mrs. Smith's Lady Mary Dantean.
But the very focus of nacre(' and anxiety was Mr.
Champnefs, as a New: floritioy, with great news,
by cxprcfs, from Sir Ralph Abercrombie; Lady
Roufs, Mrs. Gooch, and Mrs. Hampden Williams,
three Cinema Brawler, inquired whether it came
by Confiantinople, and for all their friends in the
fSeraglio ? Mr. Vanneck, a Father Conjefor, talked
otnething of French athei://‘ having met their
doom. Mr. Penn, a Brave Baron of ancient time,
viewed him with a contemptuous fmile.
Next to the D—l in frightful appearance was
Captain Bifhopp as Nobody. He was dreffed to re-
femble the limbs of a wild man of the woods,
• brought together by high pantaloons, and a huge
face covering the whole head and body. The
next of kin in the room was a Bear, by Mr. Col-
quhoun. This animal (hewed uncommon initial,
or perhaps he had benefited by the inftrations of
his Leader, Captain Towers, as he was perceived
to tingle out the handfomell women in the room,
and hug them moil unmercifully. Fortunately
he was muzzled,and the ladies received no injury.
Mr. Adams's French Barber, the Hon Paul Ire-
• by's Waggoner, the Hon. Mr. Lambe's Sir John
Faye, the blazing countenance of Mr. Walpole's
Bar od b; the rim and demure looks of Lord,
Lady, and Mifs Walpole's Ryaiert, the neatnefs of
Mrs, Dawkins, and Mifs Moore, as Houfe.maid, the
clumfinefs cf Captain Joddrell's Clown, and Miles
Smith's and Gardner's Witches, were alfo fUbjCaS
of praife, and fupported with great fpirit. The
lovely Marchionefs of Donegal was a Haymaier ;
her rake was the fubjeft of wit and obfervation,-as
well pointed as the pitchfork wielded by fome of
her companions.
Mifs May was a Co&ean but whether an Oxoni-
an or a Cantlaboto Soph in the place coulddifcover.
The come :ray began to alienable at nine o'clock.
A Pimple and elegant Sandwich Supper was laid out
in the lower apartments at one. About two the
dancing recommenced, and continued till after
five, when the company altdepartexl. Befides the
nobility and gentry in tharadler, there were prefent,
in dominos and fancy-dreffes,
Prince of Orange. Prince William of Gloucefter.
The Portuguefe Arnbaffador.
Dukes—Hamilton, Orleans. and De Montpenfler.
Duette:les—Beaufort and Horuihon.
Mare/donde of Salilbury.
Earls—Mansfirld, Effingham, Mayo, and Plymouth.
Cou.;terres—Kinnoul:Mansfield, Pombeirs, Effingham, Sur-
folk, Aberaarle, Cholrnondely, Radios, Dylan, Mayo, and
Comma
trifeount Chetwynd. Vifeountcfs Dudley and Ward.
Lordss—Ronfe, Rolle, Sella, Porchefter, Kenmare, Bolton,
Paget, and Francis Spencer.
Ladies—Tylner, Long, C. Whitney, Sykes, H. Hay, Mil-'
oar, G. Howard, Glynn, Buxton, Squire, Cornwall, F. Wilfon,
Gibbons, Kent, Sheffield, Route, C. North, Walfingham,
Danttonville, W. Wynne, Younge, Rolle S. Hamilton, Cal-
Prweliefter, E. Courtney, M. Fordyce, Hales, Hun-
tingfield, Kinnaird, Mildmay, Milman, Bailey, Davis, Bridget
• Bouverie, C. Brown, Mary Cooke, Carrington, Bingham,
and Dowager Glynn.
filro—Hatry Dalliword, John Stlsriglst, Francis Sykes,
(keep Cornewan. Jose Riddell, Henry Wilfon, Charles
Kent,ohn Cole Hippelley, ThornasTancred, Francis Molls
new John Miller, anti Philip Haks.
Admiral Pole. Generals—geode, and Windsor.
Culnnek—Thornton, Windham, and Ellington.
Cartin Hamilton, Coum Mara.
Mafra.—R. Walpole, S. Wood, W. Sawbrldge, Smith, Jer-
ningbana, R. Moons Calfainnyor, Williams, Cull, Vanßttart,
Langton, Gibbons, Taylor, Gamier, Rofe, Dickens, Brix*, H.
Bouverie, Adams, R. ftouverie, Robert Walpole, W. Hope. I'.
Holy. Holm, U. Rae, Sslodan, R. Jenner, Clive, H. flit',
and Sutton.
Carvatkr dAhrelda. _ .

Mifireffer—Pole Circ.', Cox, Manners Sutton, Gander
Banks, Walpole, R. Walpole, Bennet, &mimic, W. &when*
&got. Cabana, Smith, R. Monte, Sperling, Picot, Latition.
Gamier, Prarhey, Henlock, Wirirlbarn, Croft, Role
Marna, 'Amuse:, M.ithew, Adami. Hallett, Berne, Drains-
onil, W. Hoyt, ( kidcLird. R. ]war, ,1 Wing
Uive,Atklington, 144. &c.
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