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clever oil painting " , ( 35 ) " Greve de Lecq , Jersey , " which makesone long for summer and the coast ; and a spirited suggestive
picture , ( 86 ) " The Bass Rock , Frith of Forth—approachingstorm . " A Mrs . R . exhibits three pictures . ( 101 ) " Rock in Jersey , "
Is of a very high order of merit ; Turnersque as it is in effect , there is no servile imitation ; and its freedom and grace of handling ,
and its poetical rendering" , make it one of the most noticeable pictures in the collection . E . V . B ., the Hon . Mrs . Boyle , has an
exquisite sepia drawing , of " The Angels adoring the Infant Christ , " whi ( 135 ch is ) " rep A Border lete with Peel chaste Tower beauty —Moonli and ght grace ? ' b . y Miss Lucy Archer ,
, is a clever picture treated in an original manner . We shall hope to see more from this lady's pencil .
Miss R . Swift has six pictures , of which ( 57 ) , " Escape of Grotius from Lowenstein , " is tlie most noticeable . It is a large and
carefully painted j > ieture , but wants interest . . "A Study of Color" ( 65 ) , by Florence Peel , is rich in effect , but
why are the leaves of the roses so massive ? There are two small pictures of strawberries , one by a French artist , Mdlle . Delion ,
( 88 , ) and the other by Mrs . Withers , ( 191 , ) inimitably painted _^ " The British Queen and Keen's Seedling " of the latter lady are
perfectly fragrant . We see the same price , ten guineas , is affixed ta each , and certainly there is honorable competition between them .
Mrs . Withers has also a very carefully elaborated and highly-finished painting , ( 146 ) " Study of Garden Rock-work , with Robin and
Nest . " Mrs . Backhouse's ( 154 ) " Beginning Life , " and ( 198 ) "A Year
in Place , " are full of life and enjoyment . The cheery little facein both pictures is irresistible . ( 8 ) " Rose Bradwardine asking
Edward Waverley to construe a difficult passage in Tasso , " by Miss Justine Deffell , is a picture of considerable pretension and
merit . A little more strength , and a little less conventionality , and it would take a higher rank than can be awarded to it as it is .
Mrs . T . J . Thompson , whose name is , we think , new to us , has an " Evening at Genoa" whichfor the atmospheric sunset effects of that
,, glorious climate , deserves high praise . The figure on the terrace * would have been better omitted .
Miss G . Swift ' s ( 73 ) " Shrimpers waiting for the Tide , " is clever _,, but too clean and conventional .
We must not omit to mention a small picture , easily overlooked , but a true study of natureby Miss Townsend , ( 92 ) " Day before
, Rain—November . " Miss Gastineau has several pictures , all of which bespeak her
master , whose peculiar excellence of finish his daughter nearly approaches .
Miss Lance has a fruit-piece , ( 180 , ) with much of the rich coloring and fine texture of her father . A successful career lies .
"before this artist , if only she prove true to her art _.
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), March 1, 1862, page 44, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01031862/page/44/
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