Star.
London, England, 1806-05-23 00:00:00

ROTA!. ACAD

IBITION—MAY, aBe4.

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13 Fifherrosta'S Retvro.—J. A. ATICIW2OIB.—There
is an *fellation of ideal grandeur in the defign of
this piastre, but neither that nor its colouring is very
prepoffeffing. It Iliould teem as if the artift was be-
wildered in his imagination by, we know not what,
vitionary notions of fublimity and beauty, drawn
from a cobweb theory of lines and floutifhes, totally
unfanaioned by Nature. This is the very fanaticifm
of the art, the infeaion of which it behoves all young
Rodents to than, who value their reputation.
So. The .Ness?. Bridge, Durham.—W. DANltt..
This appears a very correa view, and there is an
agreeable Rillnefs diffufed over the whole face of the
piaure. The colouring, however, is not of a very
brilliant defcription.
63. if Farm Tard.—J. Isarrsor.—This artifl
ap-
pears to have departed from his ufnal Rile of paint-
ing, which was dillioguithed for a (potty confidence
of touch, and to have adopted a more laboured man-
ner, which, at prefent, does not kern familiar to him;
but as it manifefts a due regard for truth and nature,
we congratulate him on his converfion. The piaure
in general wants force.
136. Milton &WM: to bu Daozhtere.—H. Fuses',
R. tl—the figures of this piaure do not appear to
reprefent beings of this earth ; that of the fubliine
authorkf Feredife Let is not equal to the charater ;
the painter. however, (perhaps without intending it)
has, in the principal female, well exprefed her feel-
ings refpeaing the irkfomenefs of the talk in which
the is engaged. The colouring of this work is in Mr.
F.'s nfnal heavy Rile. A prgas—we thould have
Paid of his Count Ugolino, reviewed in a former num-
ber, that it is, upon the whole, coloured better than
• moll of his piaures we ever taw.
266. ilaflla J. Hat.3l.—As well as we can
Judge of this piatire, in the fituation in which it is
placed, it appears to be executed in a bold Rile, but
there is little of originklity in the defign. The whole
form as well as the attitude of the figure is very fa
miliar to our imagination. The drapery is too heavy.
360. The Tyger.—E. A. StILIISUIT.—This Tyger
is =really drawn, and well coloured, but it has not
the elevation of e.hareaer obfervable in animals of
this fpecies.
373. Bad flutstioz.—j. NOITPCOTF, R. A.—This,
piastre is hung in fuck a light as to lofe much of the
effea it is otherwife well calculated to produce. It
is painted in that bold, but rather fludied manner,
which dill it,guifbes the works of this min, particular-
ly thole he has fo futeefsfully attempted on the fish-
jell of natural hißory. The figure of the lag is
finely charaaerlftic of that noble animal.
SESSIONS.

Tnefday a publican. in Grub•fireet, was indiaed
for malicioufly knocking out the eye of a failor who
lodged in his houfe. The motive was Rated to be
jealoufy. This however was not admitted as any
ground for the comrniffion of fuch au offence. The
jury found him Guilty. but the fentence was prevent-
ed by a compromife between the parties,
N. Be) was indiaed for affaulting Sarah Middle-
ton, a tambour worker, at Hinton. The Defendant
paid his addreffes to a young woman, who worked
with the Profteutrix, but who, on findinp,him a mar-
ried man, left the Profecutries employ. The Defen-
dant called on Mrs. M. and infilled on knowing where
his female friend was gone to, and on the Profecu-
trix refuting to tell him, he beat her molt feverely.
The poor woman produced literally a handful of
• heir he had tom from her head, and difplayed her
cloaths very much marked and Rained with blood.—
lie offered no available defence.—Guilty—Fined ten
pounds.