. An illustrated and descriptive guide to the great railways of England and their connections with the Continent . itself is not a large one, although there aresome pictures of excentional merit on its walls, and one that has a \erv. sr. JOHN lui: iiaiTIst. V1K(;1N ) ;. wide and well-deserved reputation. We have selected five of the picturesas being some of those best fitted for engraving. They are by (iuido,Vandyke, Hobbema, Wilson, and Murillo ; the last picture being celebratedthroughout Europe. It is not too much to say of these pictures that eachone is good of its kind. The p
. An illustrated and descriptive guide to the great railways of England and their connections with the Continent . itself is not a large one, although there aresome pictures of excentional merit on its walls, and one that has a \erv. sr. JOHN lui: iiaiTIst. V1K(;1N ) ;. wide and well-deserved reputation. We have selected five of the picturesas being some of those best fitted for engraving. They are by (iuido,Vandyke, Hobbema, Wilson, and Murillo ; the last picture being celebratedthroughout Europe. It is not too much to say of these pictures that eachone is good of its kind. The picture by Guido of St. John in the \\ilder-ness is delicate, effective, and tender, whilst the companion-picture, byVandyke, which is engraved with it, is vigorous in colour and telling in itsgeneral grouping. It is necessary to point out that the pictures tliemselveshang widely apart in the gallery itself, and are placed side by side in theengraving as a matter of convenience only. 2^7 ^3^ % •♦<^ Dtdwich Gallery i
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