The princess; or The Bguine . exclusion or intrigue ; andit afforded the opportunity for comparisons of manner, style, andconception, between the foreign and national masters, by whichall may profit, even in preserving their own distinguishing charac-teristics. The conception was generous, said Lord Allington, the onlyone of the party who brought either taste or judgment to the dis-cussion ; but 1 should suppose that a great impediment to its exe-cution must have been found in the expense. These are not timesin which painters, like your Rubens, can rival in their pecuniaryliberalities the prin
The princess; or The Bguine . exclusion or intrigue ; andit afforded the opportunity for comparisons of manner, style, andconception, between the foreign and national masters, by whichall may profit, even in preserving their own distinguishing charac-teristics. The conception was generous, said Lord Allington, the onlyone of the party who brought either taste or judgment to the dis-cussion ; but 1 should suppose that a great impediment to its exe-cution must have been found in the expense. These are not timesin which painters, like your Rubens, can rival in their pecuniaryliberalities the princes who affect to patronise them. And therefore it was, said Monsieur Campan ( the gentlemanwho had joined and addressed the group), that the CommissionBi?*cctrice, in inviting the foreign artists to contribute to the exhi-bition, undertook to pay all the expenses of conveyance. Underthe old system here, such a union of talent would have been impos-sible. Indeed, it was not then known at Paris, that we even hadan THE PRINCESS. ?513 With a natural and national pride, the young artist and his friendsthen proceeded to point out the magnificent picture of the 1 Trou-peau effraye par Vorage. by Yerboeekhoven; the Christ in theTomb.* by Wappers: the Christ restoring the Blind, by Gallait:•the Deluge. by Matthieu: with the works of Delvaux. Van Shaepkins. Mademoiselle Kindt, etc. They were animatedby an earnest desire to obtain for each the approbation of the foreignvisitors, and to do the honours by the salon. The party, however, soon broke up into smaller groups. LadyFrances had advanced towards a picture, followed by Lord Aubrey;who. however, instantly retreated, as if by command. Mrs. stood before the picture of • Eleonore and Rosamonde. ofMademoiselle Fanny Corr. coquetting as she would have donebefore the high altar of St. Peters. She had already collectedaround her a bevy of young artists, borrowed a catalogue fromLorenzo Zampieri. asked
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