C LTRRENTLITERAT (IRE.
Bryan's Dictionary of Painters and Engravers. (G. Bell and Sons. 21s.)—A new edition of this work is now being brought out under the supervision of Dr. Williamson. The whole has been revised and enlarged, and a number of specialists have been engaged in the work. The present volume is a large one, and only reaches the end of "C," and there will be five more to complete the dictionary. Of course, in a work of this kind it is most difficult to maintain any standard of proportion. We think more adequate notices of both Corot and Cotman might have been given ; and a more characteristic and less doubtful picture by the latter artist chosen for the illustration. The illustrations as a whole are very well done, and the works of the less known early Italian painters included are welcome.
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