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EiEiIBiTIONMI3CCCX.

No. 86 Reck') g the Mill
WAris..
This is an agi.eeatily painted little picture, something'
in the stile of the late Mr. Wheatley. It is not la,
boured up in the manner in which it his been thkt
ambition of some artists of Modem growth to do
these things, but the drawing is correct, the effect
natural, and the colouring chaste.
397. The Environs of an ancient P. CLINDi.
—This is the design of a fanciful Ar'cUitect, who has
crowded together a vast assemblage of massy build
ings, and which he no doubt considers at models of
classical taste, but which appear to us-to rank with
Solomon's Temple, the Tower of Babel, and 'the
Pyramids of Egypt, as accurately delineated hi some
of our oldest Story-books extant. It is evid&nt; how-
ever, that the Artist knows how to draw, understands
the laws of perspective, and manifests an enthusiastic
attachment to works of antiquity.
436. A Girl with an Ague.—J. DOWNNIANt A.—
Mr. Downman has a very pretty manrer of rubbing
in chalk portraits, but when he attempts any thing
which may be called a subject, it generally is such as
will serve for more than one. We have here the
proile of a young lady sitting by the fire ; that she
has a fit of the ague, we however learn from the fol-
lowing very elegant lines in the catalogue !
if you want a thing to plague you,
You had better have the ague.
There is nothing in the execution of this drawing
that deserves any notice distinct from that which we
usually bestow on this Gentleman's productions; it
has a pleasing parlour effect, but that of Nature he
never studies.

452. Cupid's Venture on the Illave.SAME ARTIST.
—This is a bolder venture than the preceding, but
with little bettersuccess. Cup;Ll is here represented
as learning to swim, not with two bladders, but by
aid of two Swans. We are, however, told, in some
more pretty lines, that the God, finiing himself out of
hi: element, soon flew away. We would advise Mr.
D. to follow his example, and return to his friends
in the parlour, such as we rind in the portraits num-
bered 446, which are admirable likenesses, and drawn
with delicacy and taste.

29. Southampton : Sea Pvt by Moon-light.—A. PE-
TlMR.—This is one of those quiet scenes, in the re-
presentation of which Mr. P. is peculiarly successful.
With the majoi ity of moon-light painters, however,
he falls into the error of giving too blue an aspect to
his pictures ;in that heb•re us, s-me of the more re-
mote objects are too distinctly made out, but a sweet
sobriety of tints prevails over the whole.

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158. Petworth, the seat of the Earl of Aversion,—
Dewy Morning. -J. M. W. TURN ER, R. A.—The
chief excellence in this picture is the execution of the
water, and the dew) vapour that floats through the
vallies ; the Litter effect is most happily expressed ;*
and, apparently, by a very simple process, that of a
kind of light scumsling and glazing ; but we think
some of the more prominent objects in the foreground
want force, and a richer variety of tint.
163.. Portrait of Cedi Alli.—H. HOWARD, R. A.
—This we resume is a good likeness of a native
Prince of Hindustan, who visited England about five
years since. It is richly painted in regard to costume,
and a dignified figure.
167. Fingal defending Me Princes, Fainasolir.---S.
DRUM MOND, A.---Mr. Drummond is shamefully
wasting his time, and abusing the talents Nature has
given him, in trying experiments in colouring, which
will. turn out altogether unprofitable.— He appears
stud as fast in his abominable compost of gum elas-
tic, as a poor deluded fly in a pot of treacle ?—The.
use of such materials robs him of all freedom of hand,
and contaminates all purity of tint.

168. Pandora reeeiting the Gift: of the Gods and God-
deJses.—J. F. RIGAUD, R. A.—lt is difficult, looking
at the admirable picture which is now seen to advan-
tage, in the Council Chamber of the Academy, of
" Sampson bursting his Bonds," to believe, that
the artist who painted it was also the doer of this
weak composition. Not only the grouping, but the
drawing, of these Celestials is bad ; however, as the
picture, to which we have referred the spectator, is
chiefly to be admired for its colouring,• we were par-
ticularly led to expect something of the kind to set
off the defects of the subject before us—but, alas,
we were altogether disappointed even here: there is
little taste displayed in the distribution of the diffe-
fent tints, and no brilliancy preserved iu the execu-
tion ; we are, however, willing to admit, there is
some display of character in the taces of the different
figures.
171. Portrait of Lord riecount LAW-
REXCE, R. A.—This is one of the most correct like-
nesses alid chastely painted portraits in the exhibition.
There is a tine even tone of colour diffused over the
‘Thich shames the glare and glitter of many of
the surrounding subjects of a similar description.
27- A Flew of China, Es'c.—W. DANIEL, A.—This
is a very laborious work, exhibiting in one view the
whole process of cultivating the tea-plant, and pre-
paring the leaves for exportation, through ten stages
of operation, the whole of which being performed at
nearly the same time of the year, admits of its being
thus brought into one picture. There is much beauty
in the landscape, though the artist is considerably
restrained by the nature of his subject—the dif-
ferent groupes of figures are admirably disposed and
contrasted, and the colouring (in the peculiar style
of the painter) is rich and glaring.
95. A high finished Landscape.—P. REINAGLE, A.
---/s•luch as we admire the chaste productions of this
Artist in general, and in this particular picture, there
is a great deal to commend ; yet we really should not,
but for the imperious language of the Catalogue, have
pronounced it a highiniehed Landecate ; it may have
cost Mr. Reinagle some laborious hours, but we fear
he has worked away the effect which he originally
intended to produce ; that which remains is cold.

263. Portrait of a 1 ady.—A. W. Devis.—The
portraits by Mr. Devis have long been distinguished
for firmness of touch and characteristic accuracy of
likeness, but his colouring has hetetofore been rather
of a 'sombre hue, ill suited to the delicacy of the fe-
male complexion ; the picture before us, however, is
not surpassed, perhaps not equalled, by any one in
the Academy; for airiness of design, happy distribu-
tion of light arid shade, and brilliancy of tint. The
drapery is particularly flowing and elegant, and the
background has a pleasingly corresponding lightness.
We feel pleasure In congratulating Mr. D. on this
Change of style.