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thrown himself upon the rude chair in his prison , and buried his face in his hands , convinced that in that place he is beyond the reach of help or sympathy . Not so ; the gaoler ' s daughter lingers ere she follows hex father from the dungeon , and heedless of the caresses of her infant sister , casts a look of the tenderest pity upon the unfortunate one , and seems to determine in her own mind that he shall not want any aid or comfort that is in her power to bestow or to procure . The expression that the artist has thrown
into this sweet face is most beantiM , and we congratulate Mr ; Warner on the possession of such a geni . Mrmj Tibbie IngUs ( No . 65 ) , the next in importance nominally , is in our Opinion an uninteresting work , though We cannot detiy that it is caxef ^ to give it the place which it assuhxes in the pf esent coiieeticm * No . 72 , The Mocmigo Palace , a scene in Venice , is of moire than ordinary excellence ; asis also a bit of Devonshirescenery ( No . 74 ) by Mr . Sopet , to
We no ^ L _ come an ^ unpretending -little : picture , which in our opinion is possessed of very great merit iM ( No . n &) , by Mr . G . Smith . It is an interior ^ with an effect of light in the back grouiid and a beauty of perspective which are truly rema ^ cabinet picture we have rarely met with , The same gentleman has another
work here , No . 73 , A QuiM Pipe , which , though not quite equal to the one just mentioned , is still descrying of very high praise . Two hioxe promising pictures , we will venture to say , have not been exhibited this year . . Great praise must also be given to a little piece by Mr . $ ; - ; 3 Nl ^ irtieii -: ( No , 49 ) , u Don ' t Cry ! " which is foil of drollery , ^ expression of the httle lassies face ^ divided betwixt grief at her hard spelling-lesson and glee at the ; proffered apple , is very happy .
We do notadmire Pensive Moments '( No . 20 } , which , though highly rated as to price , appears to us a very ordinary portrait of a pretty woman . Mr . Dicksee ' s Kate ( No . 18 ) , though powerfully painted , is far from a pleasing effort of the artist . Kate looks the shrew indeed , and we should he sorry to be in Petrnchio ' s place . Two works in a style approaching to that made famous by the P . 'R . B ,, Faith ( No . 10 ) , by Mr .-. G . D . Leslie , and
The False Mirror ( No . 25 ) , by Mr * J . Stirling , display considerable ability marred by the peculiar manner of treatment . The landscapes are numerous , and possess more than average merit ; but our limited space prevents our noticing more than a few of the most prominent . No . 6 , A Quiet Evening , G . A . Williams , is painted with great ability . Butter mere ( No . 26 ) , by Mr . Pettitt ; and A Summer Evening ( No . 80 ) , by Mr . Adam , are also possessed of great merit ; and aStmset on Loch Katrine ( No . 41 ) , by Walton , is a gem . To many visitors the water-colour room will prove the great attraction ; ancl there is no doubt of the excellence of the specimens to be seen there this year . A most charming composition ( No . 104 ) is the Loch Nicraig of Mr . A .. Stanley , and bears , away the bell in this department . No . 99 ,
feyrmog Beach ^ is very fresh and crisp in the handling ; A Lane in Kent ( No . 100 ) , is a charming bit of rustic scenery from the pencil of Mr . Noble . Some Italian and Swiss sketches are pleasing , and deserving of a more detailed notice than we can spare room for . A work of some importance is The Prior ' s Room of Mr . Rayner ( No . 93 ) , which is mostly elaborately worked out as to detail , and possesses a breadth and tone which are characteristic of the school to Avhicli this gentleman has attached himself .
Beyond all question , the exhibition ofthe Glasgow Art Union , at tlie Dudley Gallery of the Egyptian Hall , exhibits a decided superiority over that of tlie London Art Union . Indeed it is rarely that a small collection of modern paintings can be found of such average excellence , and we can
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thrown himself upon the rude chair in his prison , and buried his face in his hands , convinced that in that place he is beyond the reach of help or sympathy . Not so ; the gaoler ' s daughter lingers ere she follows hex father from the dungeon , and heedless of the caresses of her infant sister , casts a look of the tenderest pity upon the unfortunate one , and seems to determine in her own mind that he shall not want any aid or comfort that is in her power to bestow or to procure . The expression that the artist has thrown
into this sweet face is most beantiM , and we congratulate Mr ; Warner on the possession of such a geni . Mrmj Tibbie IngUs ( No . 65 ) , the next in importance nominally , is in our Opinion an uninteresting work , though We cannot detiy that it is caxef ^ to give it the place which it assuhxes in the pf esent coiieeticm * No . 72 , The Mocmigo Palace , a scene in Venice , is of moire than ordinary excellence ; asis also a bit of Devonshirescenery ( No . 74 ) by Mr . Sopet , to
We no ^ L _ come an ^ unpretending -little : picture , which in our opinion is possessed of very great merit iM ( No . n &) , by Mr . G . Smith . It is an interior ^ with an effect of light in the back grouiid and a beauty of perspective which are truly rema ^ cabinet picture we have rarely met with , The same gentleman has another
work here , No . 73 , A QuiM Pipe , which , though not quite equal to the one just mentioned , is still descrying of very high praise . Two hioxe promising pictures , we will venture to say , have not been exhibited this year . . Great praise must also be given to a little piece by Mr . $ ; - ; 3 Nl ^ irtieii -: ( No , 49 ) , u Don ' t Cry ! " which is foil of drollery , ^ expression of the httle lassies face ^ divided betwixt grief at her hard spelling-lesson and glee at the ; proffered apple , is very happy .
We do notadmire Pensive Moments '( No . 20 } , which , though highly rated as to price , appears to us a very ordinary portrait of a pretty woman . Mr . Dicksee ' s Kate ( No . 18 ) , though powerfully painted , is far from a pleasing effort of the artist . Kate looks the shrew indeed , and we should he sorry to be in Petrnchio ' s place . Two works in a style approaching to that made famous by the P . 'R . B ,, Faith ( No . 10 ) , by Mr .-. G . D . Leslie , and
The False Mirror ( No . 25 ) , by Mr * J . Stirling , display considerable ability marred by the peculiar manner of treatment . The landscapes are numerous , and possess more than average merit ; but our limited space prevents our noticing more than a few of the most prominent . No . 6 , A Quiet Evening , G . A . Williams , is painted with great ability . Butter mere ( No . 26 ) , by Mr . Pettitt ; and A Summer Evening ( No . 80 ) , by Mr . Adam , are also possessed of great merit ; and aStmset on Loch Katrine ( No . 41 ) , by Walton , is a gem . To many visitors the water-colour room will prove the great attraction ; ancl there is no doubt of the excellence of the specimens to be seen there this year . A most charming composition ( No . 104 ) is the Loch Nicraig of Mr . A .. Stanley , and bears , away the bell in this department . No . 99 ,
feyrmog Beach ^ is very fresh and crisp in the handling ; A Lane in Kent ( No . 100 ) , is a charming bit of rustic scenery from the pencil of Mr . Noble . Some Italian and Swiss sketches are pleasing , and deserving of a more detailed notice than we can spare room for . A work of some importance is The Prior ' s Room of Mr . Rayner ( No . 93 ) , which is mostly elaborately worked out as to detail , and possesses a breadth and tone which are characteristic of the school to Avhicli this gentleman has attached himself .
Beyond all question , the exhibition ofthe Glasgow Art Union , at tlie Dudley Gallery of the Egyptian Hall , exhibits a decided superiority over that of tlie London Art Union . Indeed it is rarely that a small collection of modern paintings can be found of such average excellence , and we can