The original Picture of London . jHuh MuscUPi Sfjcvti^ss L(iu3d()irii<EoiiM. EaiI . ^penctJ\<i. Bouse. THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 2R7 and are an ornament to the capital, and an honour to theBritish school. The first picture represents Mankind in a savage state ;the second, a Grecian Harvest Home^ or a Thanksgivivg toCeres and Bacchus ; the third, the Victors at the OlympicGames; the fourth, Navigation; the fifth, the Society ofArts, Sfc,; and the last, Elysium, or the State of FinalRetribiUion, Strangers will find no difficulty in obtainingadmission, by applying to any member of the in
The original Picture of London . jHuh MuscUPi Sfjcvti^ss L(iu3d()irii<EoiiM. EaiI . ^penctJ\<i. Bouse. THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 2R7 and are an ornament to the capital, and an honour to theBritish school. The first picture represents Mankind in a savage state ;the second, a Grecian Harvest Home^ or a Thanksgivivg toCeres and Bacchus ; the third, the Victors at the OlympicGames; the fourth, Navigation; the fifth, the Society ofArts, Sfc,; and the last, Elysium, or the State of FinalRetribiUion, Strangers will find no difficulty in obtainingadmission, by applying to any member of the institution foran order; and the politest attention is shewn to all appli-cants, by the present able and worthy secretary of thesociety, Mr. Arthur Aikin, who resides in the adjoininghouse. This society was instituted in 1754. The plan wassuggested by Mr. William Shipley, brother of Dr. JonathanShipley, bishop of St. Asaph, and was patronized by LordsFolkstone and Romney, through whose public spiritedexertions it was carried into execution. The institutionconsist
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