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London, England, 1830-10-16 00:00:00

B A RTOLOZZ I.

In theear 1762, Mr. Dalton, the King's agent for Works of Art,
being at Venice, introduced himself to Mr. Bartoloni, and took him to
Bologna to make two drawings,—.a Cupid from Outdo, and the Cir.
cumelaion from Guircino, which he afterwards engraved for him. When
Mr. Dalton returned to England, be continued to employ Mr. Bane-
leaf at Venice; and in his oorre epee with him, continudly intl.
mated that a great personage wi him to come to England to enjoy
4ds patronage. Mr. Bartolozzi understanding this intimation to mean
the Xing, be at length accepted the invitation, and Mr. Dalton sent
him fifty guineas to pay the expenses of the journey, and at the same
time particularly desired that he would not pass through Paris. With
this desire he complied, and left Venice August 9.. 1784, taking the
route of the Tyrol, Frankfort, Cologne, and Amsterdam, where be was
(detained a week through illness.
When be arrived in London, Lie was welcomed by MS Mend
Cipriani, in whose house he lived fee a year and a half. During
this time he was wholly employed by Mr. Dalton,e who now never
once said a ward about the great personage no often mentioned in his
letters to Venice. After being in London about six months, he was
sent for, quits unexpectedly, by the King, and he now flattered him-
self
that the imaginary great personage was at last realized. The
facts of this interview were thus related to me by himself t—" I
was shaving myself in the morning, when a thundering rapping
at the door announced the glad tidings, and I cut myself in my hurry
, to go to Buckingham House, where I was told his Majesty was waiting
for me in the Library. When I arrived I found the King on his hands
and knees on the Boor, cleaning a large picture with a wet sponge, and
Mr. Dalton, Mr. Barnard, the librarian and another person, standing
by. The subject of the picture was the Murder of the Innocents, said
to be by Paul Veronese. and I was sent for to give My opinion of its
originality. Mr. Dalton named me to the King as a proper judge, as I
had so lately come (torn Venice; and I suppose he intended, to give
me some previous instructions; but when delay was proposed, the
King said, No, send for Mr. &nolo:4 now, and I will wait here
till he comes.' On my entering the room the King asked me
whether the picture was an undoubted- original by Paul Veronese ?
Ito which I gave a gentle shrug, without saying a single wad. The
King seemed to understand the full flute of the expression, and,
without requiring any further comment, asked mo bear I liked Eng-
land, and if I found the climate agree with me, and then walked out at
the window which led into the garden, and left Mr. Dalton to roll up
his picture ; and here ended the oonsultedon, TIM picture was es in-
famous copy, and offered to the King for the moderate price of one
thousand guineas!
" From this time lir. Dalton was Lee gradons with Me, abd 1* de-
manded to be repaid the fifty guineas he sent me to Venice, to psy the
expenses of my journey to England n but my friend Cipriani untook
to defend me, and the claim was abandoned."

After Mr. Bartolossi quitted Cipriani'. house he lived in Boos&
street, and in Rentinck.street, Soho ; and at last settled in a house at
North End, Fulham, pleasantly situated in the middle of a garden,
which ho took great delight in cultivating and improving"; and here be
continued to live till November 2, 1802, when he went to Portugal ;
to which country he sailed from Fabnastb on the Bth of Mambo.,
after a residence in England of more than 88 years.
Although Mr. Minoltad was greatly patronised by the public in this
country, and in the receipt of a large income, and his workabid in the
highest estimation, yet, with a morbid sensibility, be einnys
felt himself to be a foreigner, and never quite at home When in. En-
gland. This unfortunate prejudice his friend Cipriani wkis coitatandy
labouring to root out, but with little success. From the prevalence of
these feeliwt, and some domestic disappointments, he determined to
go to Portugal. When this intention became generally known, 111.
Araujo, the Portuguese envoy. formed a plan to establish a school of
engraving in Lisbon, over which he might preside, and required to
know what misty he would dam sufficient for such sigainteodene.
which proposition he named a sum equal to two hundred pounds a-year.
M. Araujo thought this sum so moderate, that he wrote to the Prime
Minister of Portugal to solicit the imminent to take it into consider.
ation ; and if any difficulty should arias on the subject of the stipend,
h• begged that it might be dedacted from his own. salary. The answer
was as favourable as could be wished, and the Prince Regent of Perth-
gal ordered the appointment to be immediately made out and seat to
Mr. Bartolaisi, dated April 1, 1802.
This week. before he left England, Lord Pelham sent.his private se-
artery to inform him that be was authorised by his Majesty to make
him an offer of few hnodsed pound. a year to rennin in Ragland, end
more, if that was not sufficient; bat this munificence coma too late—
his gOods were already sent td Lisbon, and household; Div/eche/els,
be went to the Pommies. Min and 'him the .Ally to ANA be ft-
.plitd, " You are to clique what yes.thisik roger, 51# in that choice I
treat you can haven difficulty, and'garehlm Ms.pasipOrt."
. After hY estaidiehroentia maw he Reid Idris* yowl, and
Bt March 1815, in the 85th yeard hicer. He left a widow then liv-
ing at Venice, and one son, the father of Madame Venn., the well 7.
known &nom—a amt it ifind and allgoWorftsoft's. IF* in Aft
girt of his lifts was beset with pocunlary difficulties, and left the World 1
with km regrefter Mins& than tb halifituds. After his father's !Math,
aged =therm* supported by. the ponlikettft of Abe loyal rltar
.din Ly—an Ifttittition compfted of a body of toft, who have conneolly ,
Ma ws7r pftliftsrof thehlown god* and Went. with a litieritlity
r: Obiehiallacts the greatest honour cm their biomass...