Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-01-10
no,-nr11,s ILLUSTRATIONS OF SHAKESPEARE

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nod and conabe of approaching the forms u beauty au
i rccc, those ruder tendencies which Incline TO strife
and violence All dangers in admirable government wiz
be overcome when education shall be mace 10 reach auu
yate the hunbest and when lecture roohs' galleries u "
and theatres shall be provided where knowledge gehu
and passion shall be properly cultivated ano orec'eo ano
prevented from exhibiting their errors IN Inc neiahcho
forms Of individual wrelchedncss aho iu"-puoh' 'o A'0
boodshed
or nil the forms Of sprtuazaon Art has been iound Inc
ros, o,o,, and enduring Had no, Greece and Romo con
ed ,h or- md the power of these TO the aristocracy
d c,vaed the military spirit among the common people,
they might have been furnishing in power and grandeur al
this day. If which their glory al ther ia was ou inc 0e
ginning All that survives OF them Ia their AT am
h.i literature /, becomes later republic 10 transcend
their fame and shun their ruin
Our artists and citizens cannot oil 60 TO Rome ana 10
Florence 10 Amsterdam, Antwerp, the Louvre, and Eng
lond What hen As nearly rs may be, the
Of the different schools must be brought to our shores
IT, rocpre hese would almost justify the aphe of another
N,noeon. but neither Napoleons Roihschds can de-
e these sacred creations from their thrones in the cahe
ds and galleries where they are enshrned and protected
They arc alismans which charm the world and gory ano
protect the nations which hold them The Kings VINO regn
may easily be- dscrowned but the whole people united in
eunnort of the with whose glory they are
identified.
What can he done7 Study appreciate and patronize the
comics If tho of art that may BIO brought TO
ou shores The shapes of grace of the Apollo and Venus
must again arouse the enthusiasm which, without their In
spiraon would never have become immortal In Zeuxis,
Appees, praxees, Canova Guido vanderlyn, Crawford
and Powers
In the Piano Warerooms the extensive bookstore Of
Nessrs. Morris e. Brother Mr.. Mncomher intelligent
gentleman has located for the purpose OF exhibiting and
obtanirr subscribers Boy'ells Illustrations OF ohaRs
pcare one hundred in number at one hundred dollars from
the original plates restored and In possession OF Dr. Spoone
of New York.
The original plates weigh about four tons and the WORK
was originally issued of million pounds sterling
Tho mos critical examiner detect any inoriory in
the Impressions 81 number already issued from the re-
stored plates when compared with tho original impressions
which sold Mt two guineas each And there be doubt
left in the mind of the skepica That the characters as
represen,ei are true portraits of the persons presented In
Shakspeare's works.
To demonstrate the Of the portraits take for
example the plate OF Sd, scene in King Henry ne 4th
wherein Hospur and Worcester with Mortimer and Glen
DOVER entering into conspiracy against Henry ih AM
make division of Kingdom There Mortimer is rePresen
ted in middle age with noby developed counenauce, COM
mngns the Grecan and Roman features. That Is en-.
craved by Simon from painting by Westal.
Shortly after Mortimer becomes in rsoned in the Tower
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represented in 2 in King Henry 6th 10 an en-
craving by Their, from painting BY Northcoe
Notwithstanding the lapse Of many yeas and though ne
is represented al very advanced period Of life every Inca
men OF the face Identical with Tint al much earlier Pc
Rod Of life from another engraving Of another painting
In the deren, periods Of History the costumes are pre-
served scupuousy presenting the peculiar styles OF the
particular times rs well the architectural accompaniment
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In scenes represented several hundred years before the
Christian Era Druidical s,y Of nrchtecuIe may be
seen the back ground and throughout the whole
representations the consistency Is preserved.
The work il invaluable and canno, refrain from ipub'
fishing from the N. Y. Adveser short and interesting
history of the original enterprise:
| from tho New York Commercial Adverisell
| "a CrRlors PIECE OF HisroRy-About The year lfoo
Alderman j. B,yde, Of London, conceived the project OF
establishing Snakspcare Gallery upon scale ofgrandeur
and mapncence which should be in accordance with the
fame the poet and al the time, reflect honor upon
the Of he in Great Britain and throughout The
world Mr. Boyds al this time man OF great wealth
and nu and patron OF tho fine arts being an ngrave
himself and having accumulated his fortune mostly BY deal
ings in works OF that character.
lie advertised for designs from artists throughout Great
Britain and paid suineu for every submitted whether
accepted and TO- accepted ny the comties
prize Of hundred guin,-s The committee Tor selecting
these designs composed of five eminent artists Boyde
himself being the President The first paintersof the age
were then employed 70 rant these pe,ies aRo pong T R
ney Norllicotc, Smke, Sir William Beechy and Opie.
Allan Cunningham in his Lives of Eminent British Ar
tiesn that Joshua Reynolds was al hret opposed
to Boydeps pro c, impractcabls such an immense
SCALE and Boyd gain his appreciation and assistance
privately sent him letter enclosing FL O00 Bank OF Eng
land note and requesting him paint 80 pictures at his
own price What sum eventually paid by Boydell for
these pictures never known. magnihcen, building
erected in Pail Mall to exhibit this immense collection
called the Shakespeare Gallery and for long time the
pride Of London
The first engrayes of England employed to transfer
pEti ha kiuCu n n
public extensive private library gives any opportunY oil
procuring them
By some means which canno, be accounted for all
the plates have found their this country and the one
hundred weighing nearly 1000 pounds have been purchased
by Dr. S. Spooner OF this city This gentleman who has
long been with works OF art has been Tor many
months silently but steadily pushing the work OF restoring
the plates and has been peculiarly fortunate In securing the
services Mr. George Parker engraver OF ordinary
merit Its little singular that this gentleman pupil
sf the celebrated "Aew when the latter engaged on
those originally md Thew considered al
the inventor OF the of spple engraving II Will be
that there is every reason 10 suppose MI Parker well
qualified do justice 10 the work. DIR. Spooner spares no
pains in the prosecution of the labor and has sue
ceeded in restoring number OF the plates such perfection
that proofs from them be distinguished from the OIL
ginal Impressions"
We take pleasure in announcing that Dr.. Smith, Presl-
dent Of the Randolph Macon College will commence his Lee
lures on Domestic Slavery and its relations the educa
onal interests of the South, this evening Ut o'clock In
Trinity Church Franklin To his ability and power
and commanding sloquence have several occasions
borne humble testimony. During the last week, he lee
tured In Norfolk highly respectable audience COM
posed of many Of the most intelligent and influential c-
zens Of the city; who expressed their admiration and up
prova by passing the highly complimentary resolutions pub
shed below. We believe that these lectures eminently
calculated disseminate valuable information upon deep
y interesting subject and give original conservative and
satisfactory views important crisis 10 the history
of no trust neu,bprs of
the Convention and Legislature and citizens generally
ladies' and gentlemen will attend being satisfed that they
will be fully repaid.
II proper that the proceeds Of the courae, after
the payment of necessary expenses will be devoted TO The
advancement Of the noble institution which Dr. Smith
prosides with 60 much advantage and success:
DR.. Smith, having delivered of three lectures
the institution Of domestic slavery and It's relation 10 the
educational interests of the South in the city OF Norfolk
the close of the the 4h inst meeting composed
Of those who had attended Immediately organized By
appointment of Col Garrett TO be chairman and Charles H.
tho