the students, as usual, have made numerous attempts to copy the
inimitable examples of art which have been selected for their
improvement. The selections consist of specimens from the Italian,
Flemish, Dutch, and English schools, and afford ample variety, in style
and subject, for the different tastes of the students. We are sorry to
state, however, that only a very few copies can be selected as
possessing a fair resemblance to the superb originals. We proceed to
notice those who deserve the most praise:--

_Gainsborough's_ Milk Girl is a most happy production of the
pencil: the figure possesses great infantile beauty; and the landscape
is rural, and in perfect harmony with the subject. This work has been
cleverly copied by Messrs. Sargeant and Lilley in oil, and by Miss Fanny
Corbaux in water-colour.

An Advocate in his Study--_Ostade_: an exquisitely finished cabinet
picture. The expression in the advocate's face is excellent, and the
various objects in his study are in proper keeping with his calling. The
copy by Mr. Novice is excellent; and those of Messrs. Robson and Higham
display great ability, though they are not sufficiently finished.

A Sea-shore, attributed to _Backhuysen_, has been studied by Mr.
Dujardin.

Landscape--_Gaspar Poussin._ This great master admirably delineated
the grandeur of Italian scenery, and invariably chose to represent it
when the clouds forboded a storm, or when other accidental effects of
nature added to the sublimity of the occasion. We generally experience a
kind of awe while contemplating his works; and this feeling is excited
by the _chef d'oeuvre_ before us. Several students have attempted