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London, England, 1819-07-20 00:00:00

FICITI Sir WILLIAM DUCHY, R.A. March 26, 1817.

Dear Sir—ln compliance with your request, I have looked
over the folios of Prints left at my house, an.: cannot luppose
there cm be two opinions on their merits: both in regard to the
Engraving and the Colouring, they are certainly moat exqui-
sitely finished and unique. I am, &c.
From J. VAaD, Esq. R.A. March 25, 1817.
My dear Sir—l conceive that there can be but one opinion as
it respects the excellence of the highly meritorious Work you
have so ably advanced. As an individual, I deely regret the
circumstance of our highlY-Favoured Country being deprived,
front the state of the Continent at' this time, of the honour and
advantage attendt4 the dissemiucting, throughout Europe, o
so rich a display of Talent in that department of Art from which
it has formerly acquired so great au influx of wealth as well as
of reputation.
From M. A. Soya, Esq,

Sir—l have great pleaaure hi adding my testimony to that of
the President of the ReIA Academy, in favour of the Biitish
Gallery of Pictures executei by you. In the high commenda-
tion he bestows upon that Work I entirely concnr ; as it appears
to me to be executed with %relit abiiity, to be highly creditable
to the Artists who have.been engaged in it, and well deserving
of every remuneration which can be &lived from the taste and
liberality of Parliament.

From R.. Smuts. E;q. E. I Cr•th March, 1817.
Sir—l have been very much t,rtilfr.ti by the inspection of your
very excellent Work of the Bla f ISII .t I, LEK Y, the gre.ster
part of which I had not seen before. The different subjects are
e”cuted with great taste and ability, as Engravings, and to the
best of my recollaction of the originals, much fidelity ; and the
mode in which they are completed as Paintings is new and ingo.
Mous. Certainly the result far exceeds any coloured imitations
that were ever produced In Eur:pe. On the whole, I consider
the Collection to be a very creditable specimen of English Art,
and cannot help feeling much regret that so much talent anu so
much labour and expense, as such a Work must necessarily have
incurred, have not hitherto, as I understand, been rewarded by
a corresponding share of public encouragement.
Front J. Fi.Axmax, Esq. It. A. March 28, 1817.
Dear Sir—l have examined the several Plates of your First
and Second Series of Engravings, entitled the British Gallery of
Pictures; and I congratulate you on the fidelity and beauty of
this national Work. I remain, &c.

From J. Nokuncrxs, Esq. R. A. March 26, 1817.
Dear Sir—l have viewed your beatitiful First and Second
Series of Plates of the British Gallery of Pictures, which are
admirably executed, and they confer a great degree of credit
upon you, as au Artist, and do an honour to the Country. Hop-
ing you will meet a Sale for thkra by the liberality of Parliiunent.
The PRIZES, valued at £1.53y225, are now on View, at
Nn. Sl, Ns.w Boxn-;;TIMET, where Tickets, price £3. ss. each,
are on Sate; also by P. W. and F. P. Tomkins, No. 53, New
Bond-street; Longman and Co. Paternoster row ; Cadell and
lkivies, Strand ; Ilurit, Robinson, and Co. No. 90, Cheapside
J. W. Whiteley, Nu. 105, Newgate-street ; P. Colnaghl and Co.
Cockspur-street; and at all the Lorrrav Orru:ss.
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