A Memoir of Edward Calvert. By his Third Son. (Sampson
Low, Marston, and Co.)—This massive and sumptuous volume is 'a handsome memorial to an artist of some distinction and of great personal excellence. Mr. Calvert began life as midship- man, but left the service when he reached the age of twenty-one. Thenceforward he devoted himself to art. His tastes, of which there are copious specimens reproduced in this volume, were largely classical. Interesting notices occur in the book of Blake and other friends and contemporaries of the artist. We have also notes of a tour in Greece, very brief, but not without interest, especially considering the time at which they were made. The tour was made just fifty years ago, and in spite of the warnings to keep out of the way of brigands, was extended as far as -Olympia and Arcadia, spots which at that time had a bad reputa- tion. Some notes of art criticism are also given.
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