JOHN ROBERT COZENS (1752--1799), son of Alexander Cozens, was one of the earliest who practised water-colour painting in the modern sense of the term. His works in the tinted manner are full of poetic beauty, and exhibit a marked improvement on those of his predecessors. At South Kensington may be seen his _Chigi Palace near Albano_. Constable, who was much impressed by Cozen's art, said that he was "the greatest genius who ever touched landscape." He was the first to go beyond topography, and to impart pathos to his pictures. Although he worked mainly in the received method of tinting, there are signs in his pictures of a noble progress, which was soon to become more marked. JOHN SMITH (1749--1831), called "Warwick Smith," probably because he travelled in Italy with the Earl of Warwick, or on his behalf. Six of his Italian sketches are at South Kensington. Gainsborough said "he was the first water-colour painter who carried his intention through." In 1816 he was President of the Society of Painters in Water Colours. We must here briefly mention THOMAS ROWLANDSON (1756--1827), who is best known by caricatures, including illustrations to "Doctor Syntax," "The Dance of Death," and "Dance of Life." WILLIAM ALEXANDER (1767--1816) accompanied Lord Macartney to China, in 1792, as draughtsman to the Mission. He was afterwards made Keeper of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum. He illustrated many books of travel. JOSHUA CRISTALL (1767--1847), one of the foundation members of the Water-Colour Society, of which he was more than once President. He usually painted classic figures with landscape backgrounds, and genre subjects. His _Young Fisher Boy_ and _Fish Market on Hastings Beach_ are at South Kensington. HENRY EDRIDGE, who made excellent drawings in Paris and in Normandy, we have already mentioned among the miniature painters. ROBERT HILLS (1769--1844) represented animal painting in water colours, and may be styled the father of this branch of art. He frequently worked in conjunction with other artists; as in _Deer in a Landscape_ (South Kensington), where the deer are painted by Hills, and the landscape is by Barret. MICHAEL ANGELO ROOKER (1748--1801) originally practised as an engraver, but, having been instructed in painting by Paul Sandby, forsook the graver, and worked as a student at the Royal Academy. Subsequently, he became principal scene-painter at the Haymarket Theatre. He used much local colour in tinted drawings, as may be seen in _St. Botolph's Priory_, and _Boxgrove Priory Church_ (South Kensington Collection). Conspicuous among those artists who showed that the power and richness which were supposed to belong to oil painting only, could be produced in water colours, was--