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MASTERS IN PORTRAITS.
REMBRANDT, in this class, certainly takes the lead, his
heads are wonderful copies from nature, and perhaps the bed
of his works; there is great character and expression in them.
Vanuket followed Rembrandt's manner, which he often excelled;
some of his heads are exceedingly beautiful, the force in every
feature, the roundness of the muscle, the spirit of execution
and character are all admirable. 7. Lievens etches in the
same style, his heads are executed with great spirit, and deserve
place in all collections of prints. The two last artists etched some
historical prints, particularly the latter, whose Lazarus, after Rem-
brandt, is a noble work. Wbrlidge, has very ingeniously followed
Rembrandt, and sometimes improved upon him; no man under-
slood the drawing of an head better; his portraits of painters are ad-
mirable ; his portraits of Squires, the gipsey woman, and of Betty
Canning, are done with great freedom, spirit, and character; his
portrait of the young Lord Pembroke, after Van Dyck, is the
prettied portrait perhaps in the world; his gems are neat and
masterly, but there is a woeful defeCt in the drawing, his only aim
in these seems neatness, and to make them look pretty; they are by
no means equal to the Devonshire, Marlborough, Stosh, or Gor-
leus's collection. Van D,ck's etchings do him great credit, they
are chiefly to be found in a collection of portraits of eminent artists.
Luke Vofcrman is one of the best; a very finished etching of ecce
homo passes under his name. We have a few prints of Sir Peter Lely's
etching, but there is nothing in them extraordinary. R. White was
the chief engraver of portraits in Charles II.'s time, but his works
are miserable, they are good likenesses, but wretched prints. White,
the mezzotinto scraper, son of the engraver, was an artist of great
merit,
MASTERS IN PORTRAITS.
REMBRANDT, in this class, certainly takes the lead, his
heads are wonderful copies from nature, and perhaps the bed
of his works; there is great character and expression in them.
Vanuket followed Rembrandt's manner, which he often excelled;
some of his heads are exceedingly beautiful, the force in every
feature, the roundness of the muscle, the spirit of execution
and character are all admirable. 7. Lievens etches in the
same style, his heads are executed with great spirit, and deserve
place in all collections of prints. The two last artists etched some
historical prints, particularly the latter, whose Lazarus, after Rem-
brandt, is a noble work. Wbrlidge, has very ingeniously followed
Rembrandt, and sometimes improved upon him; no man under-
slood the drawing of an head better; his portraits of painters are ad-
mirable ; his portraits of Squires, the gipsey woman, and of Betty
Canning, are done with great freedom, spirit, and character; his
portrait of the young Lord Pembroke, after Van Dyck, is the
prettied portrait perhaps in the world; his gems are neat and
masterly, but there is a woeful defeCt in the drawing, his only aim
in these seems neatness, and to make them look pretty; they are by
no means equal to the Devonshire, Marlborough, Stosh, or Gor-
leus's collection. Van D,ck's etchings do him great credit, they
are chiefly to be found in a collection of portraits of eminent artists.
Luke Vofcrman is one of the best; a very finished etching of ecce
homo passes under his name. We have a few prints of Sir Peter Lely's
etching, but there is nothing in them extraordinary. R. White was
the chief engraver of portraits in Charles II.'s time, but his works
are miserable, they are good likenesses, but wretched prints. White,
the mezzotinto scraper, son of the engraver, was an artist of great
merit,