68 Exhibition of the Royal Academy. The shrewd air of the chapman; his affumed furly indifference.The animals, which are as natural as ever the pencil produced, have even more expreffion and character, than the artift has in general given them. Upon the performances of this artift, we fhall (because it pleases us to do fo) give the "Liberal Critique" of Anthony Pafquin, Efq."All thefe pictures", fays Pafquin, have the fame merits and the fame tendencies: they are replete with fpirit and nature, but have not their due effect, from the want of fubordination in the colouring and a neglect in the artift, to copy the minutia of his objects. ideas of beauty; his neceflities urge him to inftantaneous action, and he catches at Nature when fhe is in a difhabille, but feldom or never paid his devoirs when fhe was elegantly attractive. I think the better part of his powers lie dormant, from the want of legitimate pride, and it is now probable that they ever may: he is palpably deficient in knowledge of the fubordination. of tints, and the union of colours, and feems to gather his laurels fo carelefly and thanklefsly, that it is a doubt with me, if he would not be as happy in the fociety of a ploughboy, as the Caracci! "None of our young artists feem to have fufficient fortitude to look diftrefs boldly in the face, and dafh through all the incumbrances and inconveniencies attendant on a probationary ftate of poverty, to acquire indelible renown, and rewards merely fanctified; to effect thofe great purposes, they fhould feel like Rafaelle, a divine glow of bound "It may be faid of Mr. Moreland, as a painter, what Mr. Dignum, fo happily faid of Mr. Incledon, as a vocal performer, that the Almighty has taken more pains with him than any other man: yet he must not confider this literally as an encomium, but only as declaratory of a bleffing, that he peculiarly poflefs hope: an enthufiafm difdainfeffes, which, if not fuftained by ftudious perfeverance, will only be recorded as a drawback upon his general reputation. ful of any restraint that fortune can enforce, but alas, they have none of this indifpenfable energy: they are contented to vegetate It has been the misfortune of like vulgar handicraftsmen, and this rare artist, in his fhort pro-glide through their being in a grefs hitherto in life, to become middle fky, when they fhould all the dupe and inftrument of de- be Icari, and struggle to furvey figning men, who have vulgarifed the fun." his mind, and made his brilliant talents fubfervient to their own particular purposes, and not his advantage. "I think the creative mind of this young artist, has been fuffered to run wild, and though the foil is uncommonly rich, the culture of the produce has been neglected; it has given nourishment to many flowers and many weeds. I do not believe that Mr Moreland has any proper No. 145. S. GILPIN Mare and Colts. Exhibition of the Royal Academy. portrait of the gentleman equal to that of the horse. 69 This favourite horfe is in the ftables at Buckingham house. No. 174. Portrait of Sir Ralph Woodford's Corfican Dog, feizing a Wolf. This dog was brought from' Corfica about 6 years fince, he is uncommon large; the wolf from one in the menagerie at the tower. T. GOOCH. No. 32. Portrait of an old Pack horfe. No. 74. The Death of the Hare. No. 92. The Cart-Horse, a character. No. 188. The Poft Horfe, a character. No. 190. The Dray Horfe, a character. No. 207. The Galloway, a cha This alfo is a sketch of a picture, painted for the Prince of Wales; the grey mare is 20 years old-Hardwick's dam with Warwick at her foot fucking-racter. diftant mare Blowfey, the dam of Saltram, her foal, Mock Doctor. No. 153. Portrait of a Poney. No. 273. Portrait of a Mare, the property of Sir John Dashwood. R. R. REINAGLE, JUN.. No. 43. Farm Yard with Cattle, &c. This is faid to be a direct copy from a fine picture of Paul Potter, in the Prince of Orange's collection at the Hague; but we have reason to believe that the only objects Mr. Reinagle ftudied from were Mr. Alfop's cows in Marybone Fields. No. 209. The Coach Horfe, a character. No. 231. racter. The Hunter, a cha No. 236. The Stallion, a cha racter. Francis Chalie, Efq. and his favourite hackney mare called Fidget. The fmaller fized pictures. of Mr. Gooch's, are meant as different characters, and the fet (of which he is now finishing the remainder) comprises 12, with the like number of dogs to correfpond; thefe, together with No. 28. Portrait of his Ma- the fix ftages of the race-horse, jefty's Charger, Adonis. are defigned for the furnishing of any gentleman's room entirely, 70 Extraordinary Leap over a Five-barred Gate. with portraits of those useful and entertaining animals, and which, from the fpecimens here given, certainly will form a very pleasing aflemblage. We have in addition to notice, No. 57, Woodcocks, by Atkinfon; No. 254, Partridges, by Elmer; No. 374, Portrait of Mr. Stubbs, by Humphrys; and No. 559, Defign for the Stables and Coach-houfes, executed at Eaft Horley, in Surrey, a feat of William Currie, Efq. by Bonomi. way, whilft he was able to make ufe of his knife: The Sportsman, unwilling to lofe the game, which would have been the cafe had he gone another way, began to expoftulate with the butcher, and told him, it was not his with to be out of humour, and was forry to find his temper foured by fome difappointment he had undoubtedly met with. All this had no other effect on the de fender of the castle, than to make him the more pofitive that no perfon fhould pass through filled with the enthufiafm of the chafe, he afked him whether he might go over; this he affented toobferving at the fame time, that neither him or any man in England could. However, fportfman was not to be intimidated by his obfervations, but inftantly drew his horse a few yards back, then ran him to the gate, which he took and cleared well, carrying the rider fafe over, to the astonishment of every one. our This gate was a five-barred one, with paling upon the top, exactly fix feet and a half high, the boldness of the attempt did that T. I. which the moft perfuafive lan IN March laft, when a pack of hounds were in purfuit of a fox, which took through the inclofures adjoining to Sydenham, in Kent; one of the party, a gentleman who lives in the neigh guage could not effect-it brought from the morofe lamb-flayer this exclamation, "that he would be dd if ever he prevented this gentleman from going through his gate whenever he thought proper.” bourhood, came up to a gate, To the Editors of the Sporting which he expected to be per mitted to pafs through; but in this he was for fome time prevented by a man, whofe ap Magazine, GENTLEMEN, EING an admirer and a sub pearance befpoke him a night of B fcriber to your very enter the cleaver, who, brandifhing the terrible inftrument of his trade, fwore that no one fhould go that taining Publication, I take the liberty of fending you the pedigree and performances of that cele Pedigree and Performances of Diomed. elebrated race-horfe Dubfkelper, I am, Gentlemen, Penrith, May 25, 1794. G. M. ble, Verjuice, and two others. The fame week he won the great Subfcription for 6 yrs old, and aged horfes, beating Windlefton, Stargazer, and Mufti. In 1789, then aged, he was fecond to the D. of Bedford's Fidget, for a Sweepstakes of 300gs each, over the B. C. in the Firft Spring Meeting at Newmarket. In June following, after travelling near 400 miles, he won the Gold Cup at Carlisle, value 120gs, carrying 9ft. 5lb. beating at 2 heats, Mr. In Dubfkelper was bred by his Grace the Duke of Norfolk, was got by his Grace's ftallion Phlegon, his dam by Old Babraham, which was the dam of Ld Cler-Robinfon's Fanny, 7ft. 81b. and mont's famous horfe Johnny, his Mr. Baird's Ratler, 8ft. 8lb. grandam by Old Partner, great the Auguft Meeting at York, grand dam by that speedy ftal- (being at that time amifs) he lion Bloody Buttocks, Grey- was beat by Cavendish, for the hound, out of the celebrated mare great fweepstakes at York. In Brocklesby Betty, the best mare September he was beat for the in her time. cup at Richmond, by H. R. H. the Prince of Wales's Tot, ft. 7lb. 1ft. Dubfkelper, 9ft. 2d. and Windleflone 8ft. 1òlb. 3d. The fame year at New Malton he won gol. for all ages, beating at 3 heats 4 others. In June, 1790, then 8 yrs old, he walked over for the Members Plate of 50gs at Carlisle, for all ages In the Auguft Meeting at York, he won the great fubfcription for 6 yrs and aged, beating his H. R. H the Prince of Wales's famous horfe, Efcape, and Mr. Baker's Cavendish, the odds were 3 to against Dubfkelper. In September following, carrying 9ft 4lb, after a moft fevere heat, he was fecond to Mr. Dodfworth's Abbe Thulle, 7ft. 716. for the cup at Doncaster-6 ftarted. In 1791, then 9 yrs old, he was beat the laft time he started for the great fubfcription at York, by Tickle Toby. He is now a ftallion at Thelton Hall, near Difs, in Norfolk, and the next feafon will cover at 5 guineas. Dubfkelper, in 1786, when 4 yrs old, won a match of 100gs each, at Ayr, against the D. of Hamilton's colt, by Hercules, the first time he started; when 5 yrs old, in June, 1787, he won a gol. plate at Lancaster, beating Mr. Wemys's br. h. The fame week, at the fame place, he won 5ol. beating Mr. Peirfe's b. m. by Alfred and Blackbird. The July following, he walked over the Courfe at Carlifle, for a 501. Plate, and the day after, carrying 8ft. 14lb. he beat the D. of Hamilton's Paragon, 4 yrs old, 7ft. 5lb. the best colt of that age in the North, for the Member's Plate of 50gs; and in September following, for the 100l. Plate at Stockton, carrying 8ft. 3lb. he beat Mr. Wetherell's Windlefton, 7ft. 6lb. who drew after the first heat; the odds at ftarting 5 to 2 on Windleftone. In 1788, then 6 yrs old, he won a fubfcrip. tion of 25gs each, 9 fubfcribers, for all ages, at York Auguft Meeting, beating Delpini, Bram For 72 Horfes of this Country in Ancient Times. For the Sporting Magazine. Such were the horfes of antient days, ranked into claffes, and allotted to different fervices. The gentill horse was one of a fuperior and diftinguifhed breed, fo`called in contraft to fuch as were of a mean and ordinary extraction. The Italians at this day, call their nobleft breeds raz Curious PARTICULARS of the HORSES of this Country in antient times, from the Northumberland Houshold Book, firft printed in 1688, the MSS. of which is now in the poffeffion of the DUKE of NORTHUMBERLAND, and which is entitled "The Regula-zi gentile, gentleman is understood tions and Establishments of AL- in this fenfe fignifying a perfon GERNON PERCY, the fifth EARL of better birth and family. of NORTHUMBERLAND, began Anno. 1512. TH HIS is the ordre of the chequir roul of the nombre of all the horfys of my lordis and my ladys, that are appointed to be in the charge of the hous yerely, as to fay: gentill hors, palfreys, hobys, naggis, clothfek hors, male hors. First, gentill hors to ftand in my lordis ftable, fix. Item, palfreys of my ladis, to wit, one for my lady, and two for her gentill women, and oone for her chamberer. Four hobys and naggis for my lordys oone faddill, viz. oone for my lorde to ride, oone to led for my lorde, and oone to stay at home for my lorde. Item, chariott hors to ftand in my lordis ftable yerely. Seven great trottynge hors to draw in the chariott, and a nag for the chariott man to ride, eight. Again, hors for Lord Percy, his lordhip's fon and heir. A grete doble trottyng hors, called a curtal for his lordship to ride on out of townes. Another trottynge gambaldyn hors for his lordship to ride upon when he comes into townes. An amblynge hors for his lordship to journeye on dayly. A proper amblynge little nag for his lordfhip when he goeth on hunting and hawking. A gret amblynge gelding or trotting gelding to carry his male. Palfreys were an elegant and eafy fort of horfes; which for their gentlenefs and agreeable paces, were used upon common occafions by military perfons and others, who referved their great and managed horses for battle, and the tournaments; their pleafing qualities foon mended them to the fair fex, who having no coaches, ufed thefe palfreys, and always travelled on horfeback. recom gland till the year 1580, (in Q. Elizabeth's reign) when they were introduced by Fitz Allen, Earl of Arundel. (To be continued.) |