to the Swan River
Settlement in Australia. Afterwards he removed to Tasmania, where he
died.

Peter De Wint, a descendant of an old merchant family of Amsterdam, like
Glover, painted in oils and water colours, but his work was far
superior. He selected broad and open country for his scenes, which were
executed in a rich tone with a tendency to heavy uniform green. The
neighbourhood of Lincoln, where his wife, a sister of W. Hilton, R.A.,
was born, had special attractions to him. _St. Albans_ (Plate XVI) shows
the abbey in the ruinous state it had become from the time of the
Reformation. Its restoration was not commenced until 1856, under the
direction of Sir Gilbert Scott, and completed later by Lord Grimthorpe.
Anthony Vandyke Copley Fielding belonged to an artistic family. His
father was a painter and three of his brothers all practised art with
success. He was one of the most fashionable drawing-masters of his day,
and a strong supporter of the "Old" Society. After being treasurer and
next secretary, he was appointed president in 1831, which post he
retained during his life. He was a most prolific worker and contributed
about seventeen hundred drawings to the Society's exhibitions, besides
showing at the Royal Academy and Royal Institution. At first his
favourite subjects were lake and mountain scenery (see Plate XVII).
After he took up his residence at Brighton he turned his attention to
marine painting and depicted many storms at sea. It has been
exaggeratedly said that Copley Fielding was "perhaps the greatest artist
after Turner for representations of breadth and atmosphere." Ruskin also
praised his work. Owing, however, to his very rapid method of execution
there was a considerable sameness in his work.

The drawings by David Cox, although executed in an apparently careless
manner, give a greater rendering of atmospheric qualities and of
irradiation of light with a feeling of more movement than can be found
in the works of Fielding. Cox's early drawings were executed in a
somewhat stiff and restrained manner, with a delicate finish, but
afterwards his style became broad and he produced those breezy effects
which are almost unrivalled. _Boys Fishing_ (Plate XVIII) is an
excellent example of his later work. When Cox returned to his native
town, Birmingham, he devoted his attention to working in oils, and the
City Art Gallery possesses a superb collection of his paintings in this
medium. He was for the greater pa