[12] "Some of the English painters," says Tingry, "too anxious to receive the fruits of their composition, neglect this precaution, (preserving the colours in newly painted pictures before they are varnished, by covering them with white of egg.) Several artists even paint in varnish, and _apply it with their colors_. This precipitate method gives brilliancy to their compositions at the very moment of their being finished; but their lustre is temporary and of short duration. It renders it impossible for them to clean their paintings, which are, besides, liable to crack and lose their colour. In a word, it is not uncommon to see an artist survive his own works." [13] Van Stry asserted that copal was constantly used by Cuyp--his pictures are remarkably hard. [14] _Adventures on the Western Coast of South America, &c._ By JOHN COULTER, M.D. London: 1847. [15] See No. CCCLXXXI, page 21. [16] _Byways of History, from the Twelfth to the Sixteenth Century._ By Mrs PERCY SINNETT. [17] See Sismondi's _History of the Italian Republics_, vol. iii. p. 58. [18] _Life of Henry IV. of France._ By G. P. R. JAMES, Esq. 3 Vols. London, 1847. [19] See Capefigue, _Hist. de la Ligue et de Henry IV._, iii. 239. He is a Roman Catholic writer, and therefore cannot be suspected of Huguenot partiality, or aversion to the Church of Rome. [20] Lamartine's _Histoire des Girondins_, vii. 374. We hope ere long to make our readers acquainted with this magnificent work. Transcriber's Notes: Passages in italics are indicated by _italics_. The original text includes Greek characters. For this text version these letters have been replaced with transliterations. Punctuation has been corrected without note. The following misprints have been corrected: "for for" corrected to "for" (page 262) "of of" corrected to "of" (page 349) "protraiture" corrected to "portraiture" (page 373) Other than the corrections listed above, inconsistencies in spelling and hyphenation have been retained from the original.