BRONZE STATUES.
THE bronze statue of Major CARTW RIGHT, erected in Burton Crescent, was on Wednesday last thrown open for public inspection. It repre- sents the venerable champion of Radical Reform seated and attired in a loose robe. The likeness is generally correct, though we miss the par- ticular expression of his countenance. It is the production of a young sculptor of the name of CLARKE, and is very creditable to his skill.
We have been favoured with a sight of the Colossal Equestrian Statue in bronze, of King GEORGE the Third, which is about to be placed on its pedestal on Snow Hill, in Windsor Great Park. It is a very noble group, twenty-five feet in height ; the figure of the King measuring upwards of eighteen feet, supposing it to be in an erect position. The attitude of the Monarch is simple, dignified, and commanding ; his left hand holds the reins, and his right points with extended fingers to the Castle. His head is crowned with laurel, and he is habited in a plain tunic, with a kind of toga over the shoulders ; the legs and feet clothed with trunk hose, having a sole. The likeness bears a striking resem- blance to the profile on the coins of his reign. The horse is a majestic animal of grand proportions, and its action is very natural and easy ; the hind leg, which is raised, is ingeniously supported by a tuft of dock- leaves, having a very light appearance. The group will be raised on a pedestal forty feet high. It will be an appropriate ornament to Windsor Park, and will fonn an object of commanding attraction when seen from the Castle. It is the work of Mr. WESTMACOTT, and is worthy of his high reputation.
We were also indulged with a view of the colossal Bronze Statue of Mr. PITT, which is shortly to be erected in HanoVer Square, the work- men being already employed in preparing the pedestal. Tile figure is about fifteen feet in height; and represents Mr. PITT attired in a sena- torial robe, his left arm supporting part of the drapery, and his right holding a roll of paper that rests on the right leg, which is advanced. The drapery gives an amplitude to the statue, which the figure of the statesman did not possess i • his air is appropriately lofty, and the atti- tude easy and natural. The bronze is of a deep olive hue, while that of the statue of GEORGE the Third is of a green colour.
Here, also, we saw the colossal Bronze Statue of GEORGE the Fourth, which is intended for the city of Edinburgh. It represents the King in his coronation robes, with a sceptre in his right hand, his left supporting the drapery of his robes. This is a copy of the marble statue to be placed in Windsor Castle. We think that the addition of the crown would have given completeness to the figure, as it is robed and sceptred.
We observed, too, a Bronze Statue of Mr. WATT, a copy from the cele- brated marble one, which was exhibited, a few years ago, at Somerset House : it is one of Mr. CHANTEY'S best works.
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