VIEWS IN APSLEY DOUSE AND WALMER CASTLE.
A sumptuous portfolio of ten coloured lithographic views of the chief spots in the buildings where Wellington lived and died has been issued by Messrs. Colnaghi. The series commences with the exterior of Apsley House ; in which the Wellington statue, though out of the picture, is in- troduced by its shadow falling on the walls. Then follow the picture- gallery, (which was also the Waterloo banquet-hall,) the striped drawing- room, the diningroom, the plate and china room, with its memorial trea- sures, the secretary's room, the Duke's own room for business and study, and the severe simplicity of the bedroom ; the exterior of Walmer Cas- tle, and the chamber in which Wellington drew his last breath. The views are simply local representations—and, we can vouch for it as re- gards Apsley House, accurate ones—without incidents or figures. The artists are of recognized ability in such subjects,—Messrs. Dillon, J. Nash, Dibdin, and Boys ; and a large-sized pamphlet of descriptive let- terpress, by Mr. Richard Ford, accompanies the series. Tho work forms a permanently valuable record of scenes whose interest is enduring.
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