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London, England, 1812-03-13 00:00:00

ENGRAVINGS BY SH.IRP, AFTER CARACCE,
24 Inches by 20, for Work of Engravings. •
THE very celebrated Picture of the DEAD
CHRIST and MARJES, by AN. CARACCE, formerly
'n the Orleans Collection, now at Ca tle.Howard, having, by the
permission of the tali of Carli-le, been copied by Mr. Wiilrdn,
'jun. for the purpose of forming one of a series of TWELVE large',
'ENGRAVING'S, to be executed by the principal Artists of the
present period, with a view or exemplitying the Works of the
leading Masters of the Roman, Elorentir.e, Bolognese, Venetian,
Lombard, Spanish, and Flemish Schools, the Amaieura of
Painting, and of fine Engraving, are respectfully informed,)
that the Drawing .of this Picture,, together with other fine
Drawiugs after these Masters, from which this Work will be ex-
ecuted, are now on View, a: the Gallery, 39, Sackvilk-street,
Piccadilly, which will enable them to form a correct idea not
only of the nature of the Work Itself, but of the selection of
which it will he compose J.
In il'ustratMg, by individual example'', the Composition of
three of the :;shoals above-anntioned, it I. mended to adopt the
very general -uhject oft His *Ott VofO U t( SAVIOU R, taken
at some of it 3 niost inter• wing f. r.ods. 'ft.ts is most happily
affordel by the foliowine capital Pictures: by the Virgin, Young
Christ, and St. John of Ratfaelie, now in the Stafford Gallery ; by
Christ among the Dotson, in the picture of Leonardo da Vinci,
in the possession of :he Right Hon. Lord Northwick : and by the
picture of Annlbal Crrracce :Amor mentioned. These three Pic-
teres, while they oiler choice er...mples of theßoman,Flaremine,
and Bolognese Schools, w.l• also term a see, equally valuable fur
the Port fad°, or :he Library of the Amateur.
lhe Venetian and elerei 11 Schools ben g those in which Co-
Inuring has taker. a lead, wet be exemplified by the gay and
I ghtsome subjf.ets of 1 nian, and Paul Veronese, and the Allego-
r.c.J witl Historical Works (.1 Ruben' and Vandyke, while the
schools of Lombardy and hp..in will be shewn in the Works of
Correggio and Menlo.
Tlw Work itself will thus give, not only a concentrated view
of the Conmoslt ens of these great blasti.rs but also afford an
opportunity r.l judging of the relative abilities of the most end-
tient Ehgr.:vers cl Modern Europe.
. Independent of the' Work or large Engravings, it Is intended I
also to publish a meatier Work, upon the scale of Vandyke's
• Book of Beads, illustrative of the Fine Portraits, and Ideal flesh
of Raffaille, Titian, Giorgione, Velasques, Rubens, Vand)ke,
Remlwandt, Guido, and Domenichino.
The principal Artists to be cm! toyed In these Works of En-
gravinge are, Morgben, of Florence ; "iharp, and Heath, of Lon-
don ; Bansse,dpf Germany; Maulkr, of Stutgard; and others,
who may be con-idered as the principal Engray. rs of the present
period, as well in tilt.) country as ahroad ; and both works will
be under the direction of Wil earn Buchanau, Esq. .
The Terms of Subsstiption to the large Work are, Three
Guineas for each Engraving; to be pool on deliiery. The Terms
of Subscription to the Work of Portraits, will be Two Guineas
for each Number, containing Tbree Engravings. l'he Impres-
sions of the Plates shalt be delivered to Subscribers aecordivg to
the priority of their subscriptions, and Gentlemen, not resident in
London, wishing to.becunte subscribers to this ViOlk, will be so
good as to send their particular aelress, and also mention, if they
'wish tiler Copies delivered to any person in London, or for-
warded to them elsewhere.
Mr. Yates, at the Gallery, 39, Sackville-street, who has charge
of !ho Exhibition of the Drawings, wilt receive Subscribers names
to both, or tither of these Works; and as a Conk for entering
these.has been recently opened, Gentlemen intending to i-übcribe,
v. hi he aware of the imeortaoce of havlng their names high spun
the liet, as Ing.tessions of the Plates will be delivered in strict
. Conti:aunty to the saints