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in the Academy. On the other affected. It cannot be said that (58), and the jaunty humour of hand, Constable declared that "the Sir Arthur S. Cope, Mr. Arthur T. Mr. L. Raven Hill of "Punch"
(405). Exhibition is poor....the talent Nowell, and Mr. Richard Jack res-
Mr. Colin Gill's wife must sure- small." Yet the collection fn-pectively, succeed in representing eluded his own "Dedham Vale" "His Majesty the King" (127). have been replaced by a lay and "Hampstead Heath" (which "Her Majesty the Queen" (218), figure when he produced what the were believed by the artist him and "H.R.H. Princess Mary Vis- catalogue calls "The Artist's Wife self to be his best works); Tur: countess Lascelles (168), as they in a Pink Dress" (71). There is ner's "Dido Directing the Equipare known to the man and woman no illusion of flesh and blood with. ment of the Fleet," and James in the street. The figures of the in its ample folds, and the vast Ward's "Portrait of Apollo," King and Queen are admirably couch accentuates the emptiness.
Sir Frank Dicksee has two at- George IV.'s favourite horse. set, and costumes and jewels Wilkie did not exhibit in 1828,
painted with considerable akill, tractive nortraits, both elaborate- but the expression of the faces ly "finished," representing "Mra. The Men of To-day.
(105) and lacks the vitality and charm ap-William Harrison"
"Mra, Frank. S. Porshouse" (152); This brief introduction lead to parent in their public activities,
Portrait painters the usual question: What is the
have, of and Sir Arthur Cope contributes present Academy like? Does it course, a freedom denied to orator sound portraits of. "Androw Wil- display "rapid, progress," or is at or scribe... The artist can Bayliamson, Esq." (272) and "Sir P. a poor collection? There are cer- about his sitters in terms of paint Colville Smith, O.V.O.” (306).'
Good portraits of women come tainly not five men exhibiting who what could not safely be uttered are equal to the first-named on a platform or published in the from Mr. George Harcourt--"Tho | Authorised Capital ..............Quilders 150,000.00 quintette. What of the second? Press. This he may do wilfully Lady Armstrong" (123), Mr. Mel- Fald-Up Capital .......finildes £1,000,000 Is Sir William Orpen or Mr. or unconsciously without fear of bon Fisher "Lady Lacey" (181) Richard Sickert superior to Law-the law of libel. He may have Mr. Philip Connard-"Mrs. Elsie rence; or is Mr. A. J. Munnings on his portrait mutilated-a case Benge" (178), Mr. Richard Jack-
Greenway" (248), the same level as James Ward?of this kind happened some years "The Lady There is no Wilkie to-day, and ago but seldom is any other "Pauline, daughter, of William Sparks, Esq." (884), by Mr. Al- assuredly neither Mr. Oliver Hall method of retaliation adopted.
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Doreon nor Sir H. Hughes-Stanton-al There fa, perhaps, no evidence bert
(390), "Isabella" though both are at their best this of over-emphasis at the Academy, Knatchball" year-compare with Turner and if one excepts Mr. II. James (430), by Mr. Alan Beeton, "Miss Constable. In the year of his Gunn's portrait of "Edwin Ward, Edythe Baker" (606), by Mies magnificent "Frisian Bul}** Mr. Esq." (336), which is highly Doris Zinkelsen, Mre. Martin Munnings won a place alongside charged with good-humoured Turner" (618), by Mr. F. Cadogan Elissa Landi" of Ward as an animal painter, caricature. It is undoubtedly an Cowper, "Miss and, on the whole, he has greater excellent likeness of Mr. Ward, (625), by Mr. Howard Somerville, variety than the earlier artlet not as the painter we know him "Miss Cynthia Smith" (649), by The art of Lawrence and Orpen to be, but in the role of a "Lion Misa-G. Mary Savill, "Miss Sylvia has much in common. Their per-comique" of the Eighteen Elghtica Thomas" (666), by Miss Ethel traits are always superficially about to break into the rollicking Walker, "Mrs. C. E. Gunther" (3), brilliant rather than penetrating chorus of a topical song. Would by Mr. G. Spencer Watson, "H studies of life. But I think that there were more Joy-provoking pic-R. H. Princess Helena Victoria” Lawrence in none of his portraits tures at Burlington House, which (61), by Mr. Harrington Mann, known to me makes us realise the never was so full of yawn-exciting and "Mrs. J. C. C. Pigott" (89), by potential qualities of an individual symbols of wealth and respect Mr. Louis Girinett. As Sir William Orpen does in thefability.
Mystic Paintings by Mr. Sims, portrait of "Dame Madge Kendal" Mr. Walter W. Russell is not Mora will be made of the 80- (15), which hangs in Room 1. at quite at his best. The "Mrs. Wil- called mystic pictures by Charles Capital Trally paid no) ...... 100,000,000 Burlington House. It fulfils the lam Murray" (12) is finely paint-Sims because of his unfortunates Fund conditions set down by Fielding ed, but the resemblance is not end. They are hung in the last with regard to what is termed re-sympathetic. She has naturally room. No. XI, among a batch of presentational portraiture. His happier expression.
vivid pictures. Their meaning, or words are: "It has been thought| "Prunella" (31) is better in this their relation to the titles, one can- Batavia a vast commentation of a painter respect; it has an Eighteenth Con- not explain: What la perfectly Botabay to say, his figures seem to breathie; tury air, and Mr. Glyn Philpot apparent is the remarkable beauty Calcutta but surely it is a much nobler and also gives an old-world glamour of form and colour of the female Cantare
Changshan' Narsaski writing amid chaotic Dairen (Dalar). Nagoya greater applause that they appear to his nieces in keeping with their fagures to think."
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(Mukden) New York This is what Dame Madge (46). Not for a long time has Sir contrast with the static repose of E
Laura Knight's fleshy Bakew Kendal's image seems to be doing.John Lavery been so good as he Mrs. Here is the "Maitress Femme," is in the refined portraits of "Daughters of the Sea" (674). Hongkong keen eyed, sunble minded, kind-"Miss Mercy Webbe" (18) and The fragmentary visions of Mr. Honol hearted, and ready of speech. No "The Countess of Carlisle" (189). Sims have no other pictorial value, Academy can be poor which con- Mr. R. Grenville Eves in his por- whatever may be their significance tains a picture of such significance trait of "Thomas Hardy, O.M." to those spiritually inclined.
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