. Ireland in London. London. 6aid to exceed in interest his more careful is his marvellous early note-book or Diary,which, though finished when he was only 15 or16 years old, is of astonishing excellence. Thebeauty of the figures, the fertility and freshnessof the designs in this book are as delicious intheir way as the charm and exquisite tastefulnessof his latest works, and of itself the volume issufficient to entitle him to the name of a greatartist. Austin Dobson, who has so well treatedof Doyles work, that of a kindred soul, and whoavers that in the dominions of King Oberon, Do
. Ireland in London. London. 6aid to exceed in interest his more careful is his marvellous early note-book or Diary,which, though finished when he was only 15 or16 years old, is of astonishing excellence. Thebeauty of the figures, the fertility and freshnessof the designs in this book are as delicious intheir way as the charm and exquisite tastefulnessof his latest works, and of itself the volume issufficient to entitle him to the name of a greatartist. Austin Dobson, who has so well treatedof Doyles work, that of a kindred soul, and whoavers that in the dominions of King Oberon, Doylewould have been made Court-painter, refers tothe brilliancy of this unique effort, with itselvesand fays and gnomes and pixies crowdingevery page; and all those best able to judge haveunanimously concurred in his praise. Nor mustthe perennial and laughter-moving sketches ofJohn Leech be passed over. His drawings affordendless amusement, and are never either vulgaror big >ted. The foibles of the English middle-. KICHAllD DOTLE, WITH AUTOGRAPH. class and the vagaries of men in power are theconstant yet ever fresh themes of his pencil. All the leading Irish mezzotint engravers arerepresented in the Frint Room, besides other artists working in various other styles and belong-ing to different schools. The Irish school of en-graving, which has not ha 1 man/ equals, and ofwhich James McArdell, Thomas Frye, RichardHouston, John Murphy, James Watson, JohnDixon, Richard Purcell, and others of the samecalibre may be taken as representatives, may beseen here to advantage in specimens of all of theirworks, as well as those of William Humphrey, JohnBrooks (who taught Frye, McArdell, and other fineartists), Captain William Baillie (of whose 107plates 102 are here), and Luke Sullivan, last butnot least of a splendid group of men who madeIrish art of worldwide celebrity. In the sameand other styles may be mentioned Thomas Burke,Nicholas Blakey, Thomas Chambers, ,Thomas Beaid, Willia
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