ENAMEL PAINTINGS.
WE have just been favoured with a private view of a small but very fine collection of enamel paintings at the Egyptian hall. They have been sent to this country for sale by the artiste, Madame Jaqaotot, enamel painter to the King of France. They are six in number—(a Laura Crevelli after Leonardo (Ia Vinci, by the same lady, has also been sent, but it will not be exhibited until Monday): Napoleon, a half length by Madame Jaquotot, painted "by desire"—a MS. catalogue informs us, with a more pleasing expression than the portraits previously taken of that remarkable man ; a holy family, front one of Raphael, painted for Francis L; the Virgin and child di Foligno, and the Virgin and child an poisson, after the same artist ; Anne of Cleves, after the celebrated painting by Holbein, which led to her betrothment to oar Henry Nall. ; and a Danaii by Girodet. The whole of these paintings are in the first style of the rare and beautiful art of which they are speci- mens. The Anne of Cleves is one of the finest things we 'ever saw, except perhaps the " Holy Family" in the same collection, which is also exquisite. The Danaa would be looked on as rather a startling subject for a female artist here ; but they manage these matters better in France. It has all the flutter and petitesse of the French school ; but that, though it detract from the judgment of the fair copyist, does not take from the merit of the copy. The Napoleon has been softened down until nearly all the likehess and all the expression have escaped. The finfiness of the lips, the exquisite rounding of the chin, the squareness of the lower part of the face, the remarkable facial angle, are so altered, with a view to make the toot-ensemble more pleasing, that the conqueror of Jena and Austerlitz
looks like a plump-checked great e The paintings are priced high, but
b not dear—from 1100 guineas to 30 guineas, in proportion to the size ; they would form a splendid feature in the first cabinet in the empire.
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