4 JANUARY 1851, Page 24

THE VILLA OF LUCULLUS AT 311SENUM PAINTED BY LEITCH.

A line engraving from this picture, executed by Mr. Willmore, is dis- tributed to the Art-Union subscribers for the present year. The scene, steeped in Southern poetry and loveliness, offers great attraction to the student or lover of the picturesque ; and Mr. Leitch has not neglected his opportunity. The disposition of the foreground group combines with the general aspect of the scenery in leaving a slightly Turneresque impres- sion; and the work altogether is more elevating in tendency than many of its predecessors.