PRIVATE VIEW OF PICTURES.
The Exhibition of the Works of Living British Artists, at the Gallery in Suf- folk Street, Pall Mall, opens to the public on Monday. We attended the pri- vate view to-day. The pictures display only an average amount of talent. There are none possessing so extraordinary a degree of merit as to call for a se- parate notice; though we are almost inclined to give that distinction to one of "Parish Pay-day," by P. F. POOLE. It is a scene such as CR A BBE delighted to describe, and the delineation of the painter is equal in vigour and characte- ristic truth to the description of the poet. There are two meritorious attempts at historical subjects,— Wolsey's arrival at Leicester Abbey," by HAUT ; " Ruthven demanding the dismissal of Rizzio," by S. JONES: but we cannot speak of either as being very successful. Isskrrr has several of his sketches of females, as opaque and muddy as usual. HURLSTONE some of his pleasing portraits of children ; and Messrs. WYATT, BONE, MIDDLETON, and BOADEN captivate DS with portraits of beautiful wo- men. FA ULK NER we miss : we understand he is abroad. There are some pretty bits of nature by Messrs. LEE, ALLEN, HILDER, CRESWICK, WILSON, CHAMBERS, &C. ; and a landscape with cattle, by J. S. COOPER—not the R.A.—of great merit. LANCE takes the lead in splendid subjects of still-life; though there are some delineations of a more homely kind, provokingly well painted, by other artists. The rule would semi to be, with modern painters, the poorer the subject, the richer the art bestowed on it.
Among the Sculpture, is an admirable bust of Sheridan Knowles, by
MA CDO WELL.
We shall notice this exhibition more fully next week.
Previous page
