Landscapes. 233. A Landscape, composed on the right of some lofty crags surrounded in part by trees, one of which stands near the centre of the view, and on the farther side of some rising ground near it, are three persons in conversation. A clump of trees adorn the left: the more remote part of the scene represents a river and some distant hills.-No. 33. 234. Venus appearing to Æneas. The subject is introduced on the foreground of a wild and woody country; the goddess, with her bow and arrows slung at her back, and bearing a spear in her hand, appears to have just issued from a wood, and is in the act of reproving the Trojan prince for having slain her deer; the latter, armed, and having two spears in his hand, appears to be protesting his ignorance of the crime imputed to him. An armed youth stands behind the hero.-No. 34. 235. The Wounded Man. The view represents a woody scene, adjacent to the seacoast, on the foreground of which lies a man pierced in the breast by an arrow, which a man, kneeling by his side, is attempting to extract. Diana, with her quiver and bow slung over her shoulder, and a spear in her hand, stands by, compassionating the sufferer.—No. 35. 236. An Angel delivering St. Catherine from Martyrdom. The event is represented as passing in front of a temple, only a portion of which is visible on the left, and the place is partly enclosed by a dwarf wall. A second temple and other buildings are seen more distant. At the side of the portal, in front, are four persons witnessing with wonder the descent of Landscapes. the angel, who, with open arms, is receiving the saint; at the same time the wheel intended to torture her is broken to pieces, and the two executioners flung to the ground.No. 36. 237. Mercury and Apollo. This study merely represents the brow of a hill with an old tree and a rugged bank, on the left; here the god Apollo is seated with a harp in his hand, looking at Mercury, who stands before him, holding his caduceus in one hand and pointing with the other to a herd of oxen standing near them. In a little copse of wood on the right, is seen a distant house.-No. 37. See also Nos. 135 and 192. 238. Peasants reposing. The landscape exhibits a pleasing rural scene, consisting, in front, of an infrequented road bounded by clusters of lofty trees and bushes, which leave only a small opening on the right, through which are seen a river and some distant buildings. At the foot of a blighted tree, in the foreground, are two men, one of whom is seated on a bank leaning on a stick, the other sits at his feet.-No. 38. Upright shape. The whole of the preceding thirty-eight drawings are now in the British Museum. 239. Cattle Watering. A landscape represented under the appearance of sunset. The view is composed on the left of a shallow river, in which six oxen are watering, and the stream is crossed at some distance off by a bridge, consisting of a single arch, adjacent to which is a hill of a broken form, surmounted by a temple and a few trees. The opposite side looks over level ground to a river, having a clump of trees at the side. No. 39. The drawing was formerly in the collection of Mr. Alderman Hibbert. Landscapes. 240. Æneas shooting Deer. The view exhibits a hilly and well-wooded country adjacent to the sea, an inlet of which is seen on the right where the Trojan fleet is riding at anchor; on this side, and near a clump of trees, are Æneas and his friend, the former of whom is in the act of aiming an arrow from his bow at a deer on the left; several are already slain, and others are browsing in the meadow: beyond these are clusters of trees, which conceal, in part, a hill surmounted by ruins. No 40. See also Nos. 180 and 293, for which this drawing was probably the study. The drawing was formerly in Mr. Hibbert's collection. 241. Villagers Dancing. On the foreground of a hilly and well-wooded landscape are seven villagers and a bagpiper, the latter of whom sits close to the side playing on his instrument, to the music of which three young women and two men are dancing; the remaining couple sit on a bank near the piper. On this side is a beautiful cluster of trees on a sloping hill; the left is also composed of a broken hill adorned with buildings and trees, and in the distance is seen a winding river crossed by a bridge. Numbers of sheep and goats browse in the surrounding meadows.-No. 41. This, together with the following fourteen drawings, are in the collection of Earl Spencer. A picture very nearly corresponding with the preceding, and stated to have formerly adorned the Ricardi Palace, is now in the possession of the Messrs. Woodburn. 3 ft. 2 in. by 4 ft. 8 in.-C. 242. A Landscape, exhibiting a hilly site, with a clump of trees growing on the ridge of a bank in the centre of the view, Landscapes. and a pond on either side of it. At some distance off, are the ruins of a temple on a hill; the opposite side presents an uninterrupted view over an open country.-No. 42. 243. A Cataract, surrounded by rocks and bounded by trees and bushes. A house stands on the right, and the steeple of a church is seen in the distance.-No. 43. 244.. A Sea View, represented under the influence of a violent storm. A vessel is seen on the crest of an immense wave, and a second is in the hollow of the billows.-No. 44. A free study. 245. A View on the Coast. This free and masterly study from nature is distinguished by three slender trees on the right, beyond which the country is broken and hilly; a boat lies under a bank at the side, and two groups of small figures are on the shore.-No. 45. Upright shape. 246. Moses beholding the Burning Bush. The view represents a scene of uncommon beauty and variety. On the left is a fine cluster of trees clothing a bank, beyond which is a large town, stretching out to the margin of the sea. The opposite side exhibits a rocky hill surmounted by trees and bushes, amidst which is faintly perceived the flame; before this object Moses is bending on his knee, and at the same time holding his hand up to his face, to shade his eyes; behind him is a large flock of sheep browsing in the meadow. -No. 46. This was, perhaps, a study for pictures, described Nos. 161 and 299. Landscapes. 247. A View over an Open Country of an Undulated Surface, and destitute of Trees. The scene is divided by a river which is crossed by a bridge, composed of four arches; in addition to this object, three separate buildings may be observed on its banks no figures are introduced.-No. 47. A slight free study. 248. A View approximating to the Sea, a small portion of which is visible in the distance. The foreground is composed of a road leading over a bridge, composed of two arches, on the farther side of which is a cluster of trees; from hence the eye looks over a considerable space to a number of buildings, among which may be noticed a pyramid and a tower. The only persons visible are two men approaching the bridge.— No. 48. 249. A View exhibiting a cluster of Lofty Rocky Hills, apparently adjacent to the seacoast. Upon the summit of the third one from the spectator, are several temples and many other buildings, and beyond these is seen the crest of a mountain. This magnificent scene is further distinguished by a small bridge over a chasm, and a single figure close to the side.-No. 49. 250. A Landscape, exhibiting a bare mountainous country, having a single small house in the centre of the foreground, and a row of low trees on either side of it; for hence the eye looks over some flat meadows to a chain of hills extending along the whole of the view.-No. 50. A study from nature. 251. Three Men on the Bank of a River, and a Woman washing. The view represents a mountainous country divided obliquely by a broad river, on which are two boats |