St John and the Seven Churches. Illustrated with Eight Steel
Engravings. By the Rev. Robert Vaughan. (Virtue and Co.)— The frontispiece "Christ and St. John" is after Ary Scheffer, though in the "Table of Contents" it is oddly enough attributed to Zurbaran, unless indeed, for the title here is simply "St. John,"a totally different illustration has been substituted. The art is of a kind which was much admired thirty years ago, but which hardly satisfies the exacting realism of the present day. The other seven engravings give land- scape views of the localities of the " Seven Churches," after paintings by Mr. Thomas Allen, engraved by Messrs. Willmore, Allen, T. Cousen, and Brandard. Tho merits of these are, we fancy, already well known to many. Mr. Vaughan has consulted the best authorities in putting together the notices which accompany the illustrations, and has obtained more than usual success. This is a handsome volume, of considerable value, both literary and artistic.
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