The Bronze Statue of Mr. Pitt, by Ca/auger, has been
placed' upon
pedestal,.at the south side of Hanover Square, and is now open to "%NIG view. The point from which it is seen to most advantage is the .centre of the road-way. of George Street ; and in ells view the resew- Vance is stilling, and the effect of the statue simple and bold. On a closer inspection, the costume appears to be somewhat anomalous ; the lower limbs being clothed in trunk-hose and slippers, —a dress very suit- able for the representation of a man in a morning robe, as he may be supposed to be seated in his private room, but not at all applicable to the senatorial character in which Mr. Pitt is represented. We can allow for the difficulties which the close-cut style of modern dress places in the way of the sculptor ; but the knee-breeches of full-dress and the shoes and buckles of the time may be rendered in sculpture with nearly as much effect as trunk-hose and slippers, though the coat, with its edgy, angular, and unmeaning shape, destitute of folds, cannot be made to appear even tolerably statuesque. A robe is official, and appropriate ; its cut will not be criticised event by a robemaker, provided the folds add to the grandeur of the figure.
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