. British painters; with eighty examples of their work engraved on wood. e perpetually moving stream harmonize agreeably to the eye,without any sameness of form, while the tiny river is precipitated in shallowfalls between the huge boulders that would fain hinder its course: the playof light and shade on the water is most effectively managed. A boy isgathering wood left by the flood on the bank, while a girl and child look on. The second, Storm and Shipwreck, appeared at the Academy in subject seems to have been derived from the rock-bound shores of NorthWales; but wherever it may hav
. British painters; with eighty examples of their work engraved on wood. e perpetually moving stream harmonize agreeably to the eye,without any sameness of form, while the tiny river is precipitated in shallowfalls between the huge boulders that would fain hinder its course: the playof light and shade on the water is most effectively managed. A boy isgathering wood left by the flood on the bank, while a girl and child look on. The second, Storm and Shipwreck, appeared at the Academy in subject seems to have been derived from the rock-bound shores of NorthWales; but wherever it may have been sketched, it is a scene of appallinggrandeur; no vessel in close proximity to such an adamantine coast couldpossibly outlive a storm; and the crew of the unfortunate ship, which seemsto be going down by the head, have found this out to their terrible cost, forthere appears to be but small chance of rescue; no life-boat is at hand, andno rocket-apparatus holds out even the smallest chance of relief. The pictureis a fine example of sea-scape, and most C/5Wl-l H -3 O 5 ^ S R -^ 2 ^ H O fe;
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