The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction - Volume 20, No. 578, December 1, 1832 by Various
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it in oil; and Messrs. Musgrave, Burbank, and Taylor have copied it in
water-colour. Messrs. Marks, Sargeant, and Foster deserve notice for their studies from a Landscape with Figures, by _Waterloo_; and a charming picture by _Albert Cuyp_, representing a wide champaign country, with some well-executed figures in the foreground, has engaged the talents of Messrs. Hilder, Child, and Stanley. _Guido's_ Magdalen has been beautifully copied, on a small scale, by Mr. Emmerson; and St. Martin dividing his Garments, by _Rubens_, has met with successful imitators in the pencils of Messrs. Middleton and Buss. These gentlemen's copies, however, are considerably smaller than the original, which is of the dimensions of life. The Water Mill, a brilliant little picture by _Ruysdael_, has employed the pencils of several students;--among the most successful of whom are Messrs. Stark, Lee, and Hilder. View on the Grand Canal, Venice, by _Canaletti_: this is, perhaps, the _ne plus ultra_ of the master, and is the property of that distinguished patron of the fine arts--Lord Farnborough. Miss Dujardin has produced the best copy: she has painted the buildings, boats, &c., with considerable accuracy, and has succeeded in imitating the transparency of the water. Miss Cook and Mr. Fowler have also copied this work. Miss F. Corbaux (in water-colour), and Messrs. Sargeant, Robson, Simpson, and Lilley (in oil), have well copied the Cupid by _Sir J. Reynolds_; and Messrs. Fussel, Hilder, Sims, and Hoffland, deserve |
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