. British painters; with eighty examples of their work engraved on wood. RIVIERE. IS3 hiding his face with his hand ; the other, the mans dog-, looking wistfully upto his master, and watching him carefully. There is a strong expressionof sympathy and pity for his master, in the face of the animal, some excel-lent painting throughout, and a large amount of light thrown upon thecanvas. Of the two paintings Mr. Riviere contributed to the exhibition of theRoyal Academy in 1870, A ]\Iidsummer Nights Dream and Charity,an engraving from the latter appears in this work. To this picture a medalwas awar
. British painters; with eighty examples of their work engraved on wood. RIVIERE. IS3 hiding his face with his hand ; the other, the mans dog-, looking wistfully upto his master, and watching him carefully. There is a strong expressionof sympathy and pity for his master, in the face of the animal, some excel-lent painting throughout, and a large amount of light thrown upon thecanvas. Of the two paintings Mr. Riviere contributed to the exhibition of theRoyal Academy in 1870, A ]\Iidsummer Nights Dream and Charity,an engraving from the latter appears in this work. To this picture a medalwas awarded at the Great Vienna Exhibition; it has been well engraved on alarge scale by Mr. Stacpoole. Another pitiable object was presented to public view in a picture exhibitedat the Academy by Mr. Riviere in 1871, to which he gave the title of Comeback! but it might not inappropriately have been called The ProdigalDaughter; for the composition shows the return to her cottage home of apoor wanderer, who has evidently strayed wilfully from the fold : a doginstantly recognis
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