The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-09-21

visit The first impression produced may certainly be that
of surprise at the little likeness borne by portraits of the
greatest the traditional conceptions of the characters
represented but this feeling is gradually weakened by OBJ
servaton and comparison till length if British
history could hardly be better illustrated than by this coec
ton of pictures Some faces remain beyond recognition to
the last but in the majority of instances the verisimude
peponderaes and the historical character becomes COM
petey ntellglbe The special design OF the Exhibition
has undoubtedly been realized by illustration of English
almost suices for idea the whole collection There
are the rival Generals of William ILL., and James H. and
you that nke and Schombeg would be better
men than Sarsfeld and Berwick There the two old
English Admiras Sir Ooudesey Shovel and John Benbow
the first the very model of rough and daring seaman the
other with less resolution in his face but with strong charac
ter too Close by them hangs Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun
and you may recognize at the countennce of po
clan who could discern that ballads might have more effect
upon nation than laws On the other hand it is hard
trace the unconquerable tenacy of William ILL., in the pic
lures before you and you may look from portrait of
Marlborough to another without detecting anything
than that decorous serenity which neither peril namy
could disturb His Duchess is handed down to
peerless beauty and formidable scod the former quality
identify at once but thesecond not easily Prince
Eugene would make good Dean of Norwich Christchuch
OF Peterborough is the Of the stories His coun
tenance tells you in minute how that he achieved
exploits which soldier in his would have at
tempted lie must have been half crazed in ordinary times
drawing inspiration from difficulties and composure
from danger which, in extreme straits raised him abovemen
of steadier minds The statesmen and of letters
first sight more puzzng than the soldiers not entirely
surprising to find Addison looking much weaker than
Steele but it rather Aterbury should ap
pear much stronger than Boiling Not but that the
bishop man of energy and action. 1t he who
the death of Queen Anne advised the immediate proclama
ton of the Preender at Charing Cross offering to head the
procession in his lawn sleeves Not far off another bishop
doing ample justice to his historical character Burne looks
inch the he is said have beena thorough pol
emic man who would give hard knocks and make many
enemies likely to push his way in the world perhaps with
out many scruples but not bad either In some faces
the character appears rcb that you might almost pick
out the portraits without the The famous Lord Ches
ereld is the strongest example of all In the countenance
of the old epitomized all the qualities which his
of him than that he absolutely hearess But there is
Mohun was twice tried for murder and acquitted before mis-
chief hunted the violent to his end He at last
killed in of the dreadful due record but look in
his face and you will doubt whether he gomore than his due
when justice let him Free Another notorious character of
later times is little pulling. DIR. Dodd does not look
quite the man he is described There is ugly cast in the
eye but the mouth is less sensual than that of Somers
Walpole. The probability is that the man. with all his dis
the pictures containing groups there much similarity
between the countenances rather belief the
of the representations handed down but perhaps
uboomed wigs were not destructive ofindvduaiy
than ladies' headdresses of the present time Otherwise it
hard fancy that the members of club could have been
all much alike they be- But faces the
only things represented in these paintings Though the Ex
hbition is one of portraits only includes representations
merely of costume but in instances of furniture and
in others OF customs and 1t rather striking for
instance to observe that in the last century English
try squire went out Notwithstanding with eleven pointers
the coversde with coats rband and stars The
entry :of King William III. into London is presume,
intended or an actual or 1deallZed representation OF the
event. In either would rather astonsh those who
witnessed the arrival of the Princess Alexandra The entire
crowd less than would be attracted by country cricket
MATCH and the show is less than that in ST. James street
the morning of evee AS to London ITSELF it to be
all comprised in the picture and not to occupy much
We afraid the Duke of Cumberland of last century will
not be improved in reputation by this Exhibition He must
have been harsh man, and bears bucher stamped
upon his face Graham Caverhouse who had still worse
character in his time, appears with the face of handsome
noensiye YOUTH hardly enough to bear his armor
Duke Williams mouth condemns him. You believe all
the stories of the poor look his picture
He became however, before his death very popular char
acten England and the Dukes Head on many country
gnpos either that of the victor of Cnoden or older
signs OF the Duke of Monmouth. King George III and the
chief characters OF his time for the
very nearly IDEAS celebrities multiply rap
idly the nndt