PICTORIAL PERIODICAIS.
Tire chronological arrangement of the Works of Lord Byron gives to this monthly republication of them an air of novelty, and an interest derived from the associations which they create in us with the personal history of the poet. The Twelfth Volume contains," The Doge of Venice," and several small pieces. Amongst these are " The Vision of Judgment," and" The Blues, a Literary Eclogue," which appeared in the Liberal. The Countess Gummier having furnished the editor with the original MSS. of some of the poems, he has been enabled to supply some lectiones variorum. In the notes to the " Vision of Judgment" is given the angry controversy between SOUTHEY and BYRON, which, but for the prudence of Mr. DOUGLAS KINNAIRD, who wisely suppressed BYRON'S challenge, had like to have terminated in a duel between the poets.
The vignette Views of Florence and Venice, by HARDING and STANFIELD, are beautiful as usual. HARDING gives proof of his study • . of TURNER'S works, in the absence of that heaviness of shadow and hardness of outline which were his common faults ; but when we look into the art of the picture, we feel the difference—the more. strongly perhaps for the general resemblance, which induces a comparison between the two artists. We are not the less glad to see HARDING on the right trail : though he can never hope to become another TURNER, he may make himself a finer Haaanien.
A new number of the Landvcapc Illustrations contains a finished corn:position of a View of Venice, by HARDING ; Cork Convent, near Cintra' by STANFIELD; the Castle of Ferrara, by Paton.; Cape Lena cadia, by COPLEY FIELDING; a pretty vignette View of Seville, with pleasing effect, by Colonel BATTY; and one of Petrarch's Tomb at Argue, by CATTERMOLE, the figures in which spoil the view; and an unmeaning mannered head of Ianthe, by R. WESTALL. The engravings are as usual very good.
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