int them at all ages, as Lawrence did, must watch their personal
changes with reflective interest, though he may confine them to the
tablet of his memory. What an interval between the youthful vigour of
the above portrait of the Prince and the artist's last, fine
whole-length of the King, in dignified ease, on the sofa! Alas! lines
increase in our faces as they do in the imperfect maps of a
newly-discovered country.

313 and 228. Two Landscapes, by _Lawrence_, reminding us how
strongly the artist's genius was fettered by public taste in Kneller's
profitable glory of painting "the living."

In the _Water-colour Room_, are many interesting productions, and
some curiosities in their way. We have Paul Sandby and the quaintly
precise Capon beside Glover and Landseer--so that the drawings are as
motley as the paintings. Here also are Lawrence's inimitable chalk
portraits of his present Majesty and the Duke of Wellington, which show
us how much true genius can accomplish in a few lines.

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SCHOOL OF PAINTING AT THE BRITISH INSTITUTION.

(_From a Correspondent_.)

The present school of painting commenced on the 17th of September, and
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 Pous