PANORAMA OR MADRAS,. •
MESSRS. DANIELL and PARRIS, artists of celebrity—the former famed: for his Indian scenes and Marine Views, and the latter as the principal painter of the great Panoramic View of London—have just opened a net Panorama of Madras, in Coromandel Place, New Road, near the Londoir University, Gower Street. It is a beautiful and effective picture. On one side is seen the .Roadstead, bounded by a long line of flat beach, on. which the waves dash with violence ; overlooking which, are the batte- ries and fortifications built by the French during their occupation of the place. On the other side is the capital of the Presidency; with its splen- did European structures grouped round a spacious esplanade. The flat wooded country bounds the horizon, its long line of foliage broken here and there by singularly-shaped mountains in the distance. The view is one of great interest, and includes a large extent of country. The sea is lvell represented in the painting as seen at a little distance, though tt• near inspection diminishes its effect. The surf along the beach and the marine distance are very natural ; and the monotony of this part of the view is skilfully relieved by some well-drawn shipping and groups of natives with the country craft. The buildings have not the vraisenk• blance which distinguishes those portions of the Panorama of London which are nearest the eye: but they are bold, clear, and effective ; and the perspective is admirable. The streets are well peopled with appro.-. priate figures, which add great liveliness to the scene. The tone of colour is clear and bright ; rather too cool and fresh, we should suppose, for an oriental climate.. A little more force, we think, might have been' given to the objects in the foreground, and a little more brilliancy to the middle distance might then have been allowed. One part of the view,- embracing an English-built church, of elegant proportions, with an Eng- lish bridge crossing the milky river, which forms a foreground (if we may be 'allowed the expression), is a pretty bit of English-like scenery. As a whole, the picture is highly creditable to the skill of the artists, and cannot fail of exciting general attention.
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