OF

THE FINE ARTS,

FOR MDCCCXVIII.

"I am no prophet, nor the son of a prophet; but I will venture
to predict, that if ever the ancient, great and beautiful taste
in painting revives, it will be in England." RICHARDSON.

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We have received
Pupils, but as we think
our impartiality, we do not
any more productions of that s
ANNALS as much as we can, fr
Art.

Our Correspondent R., in the prese.
quoted Johnson from memory in the la
the bottom, of page 550. Boswell give
Artists have instituted a yearly exhibit.

statues.

Surely life, if it be not long, is tedious, si
to call in the assistance of so many trifles to r.
of that time which can never return."

Boswe

son, page 344. Johnson's Letter to Baretti, at
London, June 10, 1761.

Mr. Wm. Harvey's obliging offer is accepted with thanks.

The Review of the Costume, Scenery, &c. of the K's Theatre, and the Theatres Royal Covent Garden and Drury Lane, will recommence with the season in our next.

Junius Solon will see his answer above. Mr. A. of Lichfield will find his wishes complied with; and Mr. Loudon shall be attended to before our next.

Two or three artists, have written to us, offering payment for the insertion of their names and addresses in the Catalogue of living Artists; and others have applied to know what we pay for communications. To these enquiries we beg to say, that we neither give nor take fees, but solicit communications on every subject.connected with the Arts. Our Advertisement in the Morning Papers, the beginning of December last, expressly invited the communication of omissions, errors or amendments in our New Catalogue, which were left for public inspection, and we take this opportunity of thanking many friends for such corrections, which has made the Lists the most correct in every respect that have ever appeared of the living Artists of England.

LODGE'S Portraits of Illustrious Personages of Great Britain, and the republished Edition of Dugdale's St. Pauls, the review of the new coinage, with other arrears, in our next.

H

TO THE

RIGHT HONOURABLE

THOMAS, EARL OF ELGIN,

&c. &c. &c.

IN RESPECT AND ADMIRATION

OF HIS

ENERGY AND PERSEVERANCE

IN

RESCUING THE SPLENDID REMAINS

OF

GRECIAN GENIUS

FROM THE

HANDS OF BARBARIANS;

THIS

VOLUME IS RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED

BY

HIS OBEDIENT SERVANT,

JAMES ELMES,

EDITOR.

In the last Edinburgh Review, Lord Elgin is praised for having
rescued the Marbles from destruction!! This is indeed & triomph
for Lord Elgin and the Government. Time has at last wiung this
acknowledgement from the iron obstinacy of the Oppositibu
and yet had their voice been listened to, what would have become
of the Elgin Marbles? ED.

"There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio,
"Than are dreamt of in your philosphy."

SHAKSPEARE.