. Ireland in London. ng in thatrespect the portrait at South Kensington Museum^though differing altogether from it in colour. The small miniature of James Gillray,executed by himself, is one of the very few ex-tant portraits of thatvigorous satirist of thepencil, and one of thefew attempts of the artistat portraiture pure andsimple. His chalk-draw-ing of William Pitt,also here, is another goodexample of the same the two fine portraitsby J. S. Copley, ,that of Lord Mansfieldis certainly the most(After a portiait by him- pleasing, though the other, of an old warrior with blood-red co
. Ireland in London. ng in thatrespect the portrait at South Kensington Museum^though differing altogether from it in colour. The small miniature of James Gillray,executed by himself, is one of the very few ex-tant portraits of thatvigorous satirist of thepencil, and one of thefew attempts of the artistat portraiture pure andsimple. His chalk-draw-ing of William Pitt,also here, is another goodexample of the same the two fine portraitsby J. S. Copley, ,that of Lord Mansfieldis certainly the most(After a portiait by him- pleasing, though the other, of an old warrior with blood-red countenance, may be more life-like, and better in other respects. That extremely fine artist, Nathaniel Hone,, has three portraits here, that of himselfbeing remarkably clear and of more interest thanthe other two. The latter are respectivelyHorace Walpole, the bitter critic, and Wesley, founder of the well-known sectwhich bears his name, and are both admirable^paintings. But Hone probably succeeded better. JOHN SINGLETON COPLEY. Inland in London. 107 in miniature painting, those portraits of his which•come into that category being universally con-sidered his best, and estimated at great Lawreusons portrait of John OKeeffe,-the fertile dramatist, is another valuable work ofIrish art to be found in this Gallery. Lawren--son, who flourished during the last century, very good work as a portrait painter, andleft a son, William Lawrenson, who becameequally eminent in the same branch of than either, however, was Hugh DouglasHamilton, , whose portrait of LadyTemple is worthy of all admiration. Hamiltonsworks are much sought after now, as they arerightly considered of superior excellence. Of the Irish painters of this century Sir Martin_Archer Shee is the best represented, there beingno fewer than five of his works here, respectivelyentitled Thomas Morton (the dramatist), SirThomas Picton (the soldier), Lord Denman,.and Lord Kenyon (j
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