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APPENDIX.

HOGARTH'S SOUTHWARK FAIR.

(Page 18.)

It has been erroneously stated that the picture of Fair was destroyed by fire; whereas, it is in the poss the Duke of Newcastle. It differs considerably in effect and dark from the print, and we see more distinct what Hogarth intended as the principal points. H genius that delighted to touch, and knew how to tou master-chords of human nature; and in the foreground of this picture, the admiration of beauty by man, valour by woman, are the things on which the chie are thrown.-Leslie's Handbook, p. 124.

HOGARTH PAINTING "CHILDREN."

There is a charming picture by Hogarth at Holland
in which children are the principal personages. It re
the private performance of a play at the house of Mr. C
the Master of the Mint, before the Duke of Cumber
a few other people of fashion. Three girls and a bo
the stage, and seem to be very seriously doing their
the attitude and expression of one little girl, on a
among the audience, is matchless. She is so entirely
in the performance, that she sits bolt upright, and w
are sure, immovably, to the e
lay, enjoy

a child only can, and much
children. The picture i
those early works pair

prepared the way

Handbook, p. 13'

That old Mr. Reynolds was an
nativities, I have been told by a
se mother had a servant that
-Reynolds, at Plympton, and she

ular circumstance. When the bar pictures at Windsor

about to take place, Mr. Reyn self in taking its horoscope. Being

of the birth, he exclaimed: How

most malign conjunction of the pontenting hier with

ger to the child at a certain pen

test care was consequently taken of

which some evil was expected to happ

nted his horse, to allay the distars até to Du Fresnoy

ooked up to the room in which the chil and was overjoyed to see him at the

ment the little boy over-reached himself practised without any fed
e height to the ground below, was killeonally.
lictions of Mr. Reynolds were thus ful
rdinary manner."

In January, 1859, Mr. Cotton published pocket-books in witch n Reynolds's Italian Journals and 8 Mr Cotton copied his chased by the Trustees of the British Bages supply, in some measure, the nolds's method of study whilst in n his note-books, published by Nd asure to explain his practice during of his studies in Venice-and, a s upon the system of the great Te was based-the on

In has been evenly stated that the pictu Fair was destroyed by fire; whereas, it is in the Duite of Nevcade. It differs considerably and dark from the print, and we see mor what Hugadh intended as the principal P genius that deligined to touch, and knew master-chords of human mature; and in the of dis picture, the admiration of beau valour by woman are the things on wh are thrown-Lestic's Handbook, p. 124.

HOGARTH PAINWING CH There is a charming picture by Hog in which children are the principal pe the private performance of a play at th Master of the Mint, before the I Thre her people of fashion and seem to be very serio de and expression of one he audience, is matchless. erformance, that she sits b e, immovably, to the end d only can, and much the ren. The picture is beauti painted from to Hogarth

SIR JOSHUA (Page

Reynolds had for astrology

told Mr. Fals -
ivities, I am tire
mother had ant
eynolds, at Py
r circumstance

out to take e
in taking its

the birth, he set
t malign competin←
to the child at

care was consentientit can.
some evil was

his horse, to allave
some distance firm me

up to the mom

s overjoyed to see him

è little boy over-reated by

to the ground below

of Mr. Reynolds were th

manner."

REYNOLDS'S STUDIES THE (Pages 102-100)

1859, Mr. Cotton pa

's Italian Journals and

the Trustees of the Bath

-ninth birthday, But during his tion of his time it city; and the ures at Windsor even before he great Venetian He made

him.

ng himself with w, and written aintings. The tto, were those to Du Fresnoy Speaking of

in his practice during his long a
in Venice-and, as has alw
tem of the great Venetian painters
as based-the only account was that the
to Mason's Translation of Du

was consulted as to the expediency of
Balan memoranda, he replied, "Pa

the first painters ithout any fixed

When I was at nciples was this: le in any picture, ry part of it in ing the white y attention