11 DECEMBER 1897, Page 25

The Art of Painting in the Queen's Reign. By A.

G. Temple. (Chapman and Hall.)—The aim of the author has been to give not only a general view, but a particular account, of the prominent painters and schools of painting in England during the last sixty years. Over seventy well-executed reproductions of pictures add largely to the interest of the volume. Mr. Temple gives us a large amount of useful information as to the whereabouts and general history of the pictures he describes. The general ten- dency of his criticism is to bestow tempered appreciation pretty generally. It cannot be said that his insight is very profound,. and his praises are open to the charge of want of proportion. Nevertheless, the general information and the illustrations make the book an acceptable one.