The President Of The Royal Academy ( Sir Martin Shee),
in his late address at the distribution of the prizes, laments the apathy of the students in the department of Architectural Design, and expresses hiMself at a loss to divine......
Mr. Bell, The Eminent- Dentist, Has For Many Years Been
forming a collection of living Turtles and Tortoises; which exceeds that of any museum in Europe, and includes four-fifths of the known species. He is now publishing the result......
The Second Number Of Illustrations Of Modern Sculpture,...
elegem of the works of CHANTREY, BAILY, and THoRWALSDEN,—three of the, most .eminent modern sculptorS ; yet we cannot speak very highly of their inventions. They appear to be......
So We Are To Have No More Dioramas And Scenes
by STANFIELD ! He is become an Associate of the Royal Academy, and it might compro- mise the dignity of that august body if one of its members were to con- descend to paint......
At The City Conversazione On Thursday, A Very Fine Portrait
of Paganini, by Mr. GEORGE PATTEN, was exhibited: It is not merely the best likeness of the Signor—it is the man himself. The picture is a half-length, of the size of life, and......
Pictvres And Artists.
THE Gallery of the Graces—why the Graces ?—is another alliterative title to a work similar to the Book of Beauty ; witlethis difference, that the "' Graces" are on a larger......
The Ninth Part Illuminated Ornaments; Contains Two Of The...
curious and beautiful specimens of these brilliant and ingenious de- vices. One is an extremely rich and fanciful arabesque border, con- sisting of a cherub supporting a......
Palorave On Corporations.
THE inefficiency of our present municipal institutions is of so all- surd a description, that nobody at the present day attempts. to .deny it. They are- in fact• useless for......
Aueusears Pugin, The Architect, Died On Wednesday...
was latterly best known by his numerous publications illustra- tive of Gothic Architecture. He was a skilful draughtsman, and a member of the Society of Painters in Water......
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