NEW PRINTS.
WYATT'S beautiful balf-length portrait of a lady with a it spaniel in her arms, called The Fair EnTster, has been engraved by Doo, in the perfection of the line manner. The chararter of the original picture is preserved, in the likeness, the fleshiness and rotundity of the bust and arms, the texture, and, as far as black and white can go, the colour of the costume, and the distant landscape. While the executive part of the engraving—the arrangement and play of the lines, &c.—invites microscopic scrutiny, it does not interfere with, but on the contrary contributes to, the general effect. Both painting and engraving are of sterling merit as works of art ; and the beautiful form and features of the lady render the subject attractive,—though we could have wished her regards had not been bestowed upon a lapdog.
EDWIN LANDSFER'S pretty portrait-picture of a child in the character of Little Rcd Riding Hood, standing at the door of her grandmother's cottage, has been engraved, also in the line manner, by JOHN H. ROBINSON' with great elaboration, and in the flesh tints with extreme delicacy ; the darker parts, however, are rather heavy. The child has an aspect of sullen gravity, and an askance look, which we do not assos ciate with the character of our nursery heroine, whom we used to love for her simplicity as well as her filial duty. This little lass seems too knowing to be tricked by the wolf. We view it therefore in the light of a portrait : and a clever work of art it is. MARTIN'S Illustrations (1 the Bible include reduced copies, with omis- sions and modifications, of his larger works, besides new designs. The Eighth, Ninth, and Tenth Parts contain his " Belshazzar's Feast," " Joshua commandine.'' the Sun to stand still," " The Fall of Nineveh," mind " The Fall of Babylon." The best-engraved plate is that of his last picture, " David sparing Saul at Ilachilah." The moonlight effect suits the style well, and makes the darkness of the original seem less by confounding it with the blackness of the mezzotint. The en- gravings have all the fault of being too black ; but time skill of the artist, who is his own engraver, is shown in his management of the effects of light relieving gloom, which are peculiarly his own.
STANFIELD'S Coast Scenery has only one fault—a want of atmo- sphere and space in the views. There is no effect of distance in any of the scenes in No. II., except the distant view in Brittany, with the pic- turesque, crazy, old windmill, near Dol, in the foreground. In the views of Dartmouth and St. Malo, the buildings and distant objects come too forward. The marine view of Dartmouth Castle is fresh, and the sea full of motion ; but the different parts are all crowded one on another.
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