A month would not nearly suffice in which to see all the pictures on view at the present time. The Academy opened list Monday and is so_unusaally good deserve a special no ice, The New" was a few days ahead of its elder sister, and in it some interesting works are to be seen, though nothing particularly str gent's portrait of General Ian Han 2 may be considered xs the most worth stud ing just now, when everything which in any way touches on the war is sought out and mody much of. Tt is a fine work and worthy of the artist from whose brush it es. The General is in khaki uniform which he wears a fawn military coat. The face is full of power and determination, and the expression god. Mr. Sargent only shows one other" portrait, that of the Hon, Victoria Stanley:
effective picture of a child in. a white frock and bright red coat. The veteran Watts has two portraits, both of which are full of force, und a' lovely landscape, Loch Ness, painted in Turner's Tiest style. There is a lovely landscape by Peppetewrn and three by Alfred East—all ful" of atmosphere. Ele: bert. Deaper's picture might De called by another name with advantage, He has dobied it "A Water Baby," and unluckily the baby is the only thing I can't like in it. he double shell of the oyster is open and inside is alittle being which irresistibly reminds one of the li tle soap babies one can purchase for twopence each, thers watching over this odd little motte) and in the immediate fore ound souweeds of sorts are to be soon, A bit of sea amd a sistance of sky are lovely, and 30 is the painting of the inside of the shell. Me. Draper seems to have caught the luminous effect of the pearl exactly Int the baby No! Tam only afraid some enterprising firm of sop manufacturers will see their chance ty a grand alyertisement.
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