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reproductions of studies and pictures by this remarkable and masterful

artist. The largeness of design and the originality of treatment make us forgive the way in which sometimes Mr.

Brangwyn becomes possessed by a particular form, and worries it to death. For instance, in the panel for the Skinners' Hall the globular shapes of the onions at the bottom of the work force their way through the figures and accessories till they come out at the top of the sky in the cumulus clouds. Some of the decorative subjects of labour, such as those of navvies and blacksmiths, are finely wrought, and the landscape of Assisi is an impressive composition.