Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, CompleteVarious
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Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, Complete
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English wit and humor -- Periodicals
THE UNERRING FOR PORTRAITS ONLY: Portrait of the miscreant who attempted
to assassinate Mr. Macreath. The head is extremely well painted, and the
light and shade distributed with the artist's usual judgement. VALENTINE
VERMILION. Portrait of His Majesty the King of Hanover. BY THE SAME.
Portrait of the boy who got into Buckingham Palace. GEOFFERY GLAZEM. OR
THUS: Portrait of Lord John Russell. An admirable likeness of the
original, and executed with that breadth and clearness so apparent in
this clever painter's works. BY THE SAME. Portrait of W. Grumbletone,
Esq., in the character of Joseph Surface. PETER PALETTE. Portrait of Sir
Robert Peel BY THE SAME. OR THUS: Portrait of the Empress of Russia. A
well-drawn and brilliantly painted portrait, calculated to sustain the
fame already gained by this our favourite painter. VANDYKE BROWN.
Portrait of the infant Princess. BY THE SAME. Portrait of Mary
Mumblegums, aged 170 years. BY THE SAME. THE UNERRING FOR EVERY SUBJECT:
The Death of Abel. This picture is well arranged and coloured with much
truth to nature; the chiaro-scuro is admirably managed. MICHAEL McGUELP.
Dead Game. THOMAS TICKLEPENCIL. Vesuvius in Eruption. CHARLES CARMINE,
R.A. Portraits of Mrs. Punch and Child. R.W. BUSS. Cattle returning from
the Watering Place. R. BOLLOCK. OR THUS: "We won't go home till
Morning." M. WATERFORD, R.H.S. This is one of the cleverest productions
in the Exhibition; there is a transparency in the shadows equal to
Rembrandt. The infant Cupid sleeping. R. DADD. Portrait of Lord
Palmerston. A.L.L. UPTON. Coast Scene: Smugglers on the look out. H.
PARKER. Portrait of Captain Rous, M.P. J. WOOD. Should the friends of
any of the artists deem the praise a little too oily, they can easily
add such a tag as the following:In our humble judgment, a little more
delicacy of handling would not be altogether out of place; or,
Beautiful as the work under notice decidedly is, we recollect to have
received perhaps as much gratification in viewing previous productions
by the same.
FOR THE HALF CONDEMNED: This artist is, we much fear, on the decline; we
no longer see the vigour of handling and smartness of conception
formerly apparent in his works: or, A little stricter attention to
drawing, as well as composition, would render this artists works more
recommendatory.
THE TOTALLY CONDEMNED: Either of the following, taken conjointly or
separately: A perfect daub, possessing not one single quality necessary
to create even the slightest interesta disgrace to the Exhibitionwho
allowed such a wretched production to disgrace these walls?woefully out
of drawing, and as badly coloured, and such like.
A COMMENTARY ON THE ELECTIONS. BY THE BEADLE OF SOMERSET HOUSE. Well,
lawks-a-day! things seem going on uncommon queer,
For they say that the Tories are bowling out the Whigs almost
everywhere;
And the blazing red of my beadles coat is turning to pink through fear,
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