them in a superior manner, did not always preserve when they delineated individual nature. His portraits remind the spectator of the invention of history, and the amenity of landscape. In painting portraits he appeared not to be raised upon that platform, but to descend upon it from a higher sphere. His paintings illustrate his lessons, and his lessons seem to be derived from his paintings. He possessed the theory as perfectly as the practice of his art. To be such a painter, he was a profound and penetrating philosopher. In full affluence of foreign and domestic fame, admired by the expert in art, and by the learned in science, courted by the great, caressed by sovereign powers, and celebrated by distinguished poets, his native humility never forsook him even on surprise or provocation; nor was the least degree of arrogance or assumption visible to the most scrutinizing eye in any part of his conduct or discourse. His talents of every kind, powerful from nature, and not meanly cultivated by letters; his social virtues, in all the relations and all the habitudes of life, rendered him the centre of a very great and unparalleled variety of agreeable societies, which will be dissipated by his death. He had too much merit not to excite some jealousy, too much innocence. to provoke any enmity. The loss of no man of his time can be felt with more sincere, general, and unmixed sorrow.

"HAIL! AND FAREWELL!"

Of this warm and elegant character, so chaste and correct in every respect, it was justly observed that it was the panegyric of APELLES pronounced by PERICLES.

Mr. Burke, to whom, as one of the executors, the greatest part of the management of the funeral was intrusted, now applied to the Council of the academy, requesting that the apartment allotted to the exhibition might be prepared, with the usual forms of solemnity, for the reception of the body of the late president to lie there in state, previous to the interment. To such a requisition no objection could be anticipated; and yet, shame to say, an opposition was set up by one person, with such pertinacity, that it was found necessary to lay the case before the King, who gave an instant order that every possible honour should be paid to the remains of the late president of the Royal Academy. Every thing being, therefore, arranged in order, the body was removed on the night of Friday, the second of March, to Somerset House, where it lay in state until the next day, in the model room of the Academy, which was hung with black cloth, and lighted by chandeliers, whilst an escutcheon of arms was emblazoned at the head of the apartment. On Saturday, the expectation of the solemnity had filled all the streets through which the procession was to pass, with crowds of people; while peace-officers were stationed to keep order, and to prevent any carts or

carriages, except those belonging to the funeral, from passing. The persons who attended on this occasion, assembled in the council-chamber and library of the Royal Academy, and the academicians themselves in the great exhibition-room. So extended was the line of carriages, that the procession required nearly two hours to move from Somerset House to St. Paul's; and the last carriage had only set off just as the City Marshals, who led the way, had arrived at the doors of the cathedral, which was at a quarter after two. There the body was met by the dignitaries of the church, and the gentlemen of the choir, who chaunted the proper psalms whilst the procession moved into the body of the church, where the evening service was performed, together with the famous anthem of Dr. Boyce. The chief mourner and gentlemen of the academy were placed by the body; the former in a chair at the head, the two attendants at the feet; the pall-bearers, viz. the Duke of Dorset, Duke of Leeds, Duke of Portland, Marquis Townshend, Marquis of Abercorn, Earl of Carlisle, Earl of Inchiquin, Earl of Upper Ossory, Lord Palmerston, and Lord Eliot, with the executors, Mr. Burke, Mr. Malone, and Mr. Metcalfe, in seats on the decanal side; while the other noblemen and gentlemen occupied those on the opposite side of the choir. Dr. Porteus, the Bishop of London, was in his throne, and the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs in their proper seats.

After the service, the corpse was conveyed to the crypt, underneath the body of the cathedral, and there interred with due solemnity, while the organ pealed above, near to Dr. Newton, late Dean of St. Paul's, and Sir Christopher Wren, its architect.

After the ceremony the procession returned nearly in the same order to Somerset House, where a cold collation was prepared for the members of the academy; and when they were assembled, Mr. Burke entered the room to return the thanks of the family for the attention shown to the remains of their lamented president; but his feelings were so much oppressed, that this powerful orator was obliged to retire without uttering the sentiments he wished to express.

As a token of respect, and a grateful memorial of departed worth, there was presented to each gentleman a print, designed by Burney, and engraved by Bartolozzi, representing a female clasping an urn, with the genius of painting holding an extinguished torch, and pointing to this inscription:

SUCCEDET FAMA, VIVESQUE PER ORA

FERETUR.

The last will of Sir Joshua, written with his own hand, and dated on the 5th of November, 1791, begins thus:

"As it is probable that I may shortly be deprived of sight, and may not have an opportunity of making a formal will, I desire that the follow

ing memorandums may be considered as my last will and testament:

"I commend my soul to God, in humble hopes of his mercy, and my body to the earth."

All his property, real and personal, with the exceptions specified in his will, he bequeathed to his niece, Miss Palmer. His other bequests were, to Mrs. Gwatkins, £10,000 in the three per cents.; to his sister, Miss Frances Reynolds, £2,500 in the funds, for life, with the reversion to Miss Palmer; to Mr. Burke, £2,000, with the cancelling of a bond for the like sum borrowed; to the Earl of Upper Ossory the first choice, and Lord Palmerston the second choice, of any picture of his own painting; to Sir Abraham Hume, the choice of his Claudes; to Sir George Beaumont, the Return of the Ark, by Sebastian Bourdon; two hundred pounds to each of his executors; and the like to Mr. Boswell; to be expended, if they thought proper, in the purchase of a picture at the sale of his paintings, and to be kept for his sake; his miniature of Milton, by Cooper, to Mr. Mason; one of Oliver Cromwell, by the same artist, to Mr. Richard Burke; his watch and seals to his nephew, William Johnson, Esq. at Calcutta; his picture of the Angel Contemplation, which formed the upper part of the Nativity, to the Duke of Portland; to Mrs. Bunbury, the portrait of her son; to Mrs. Gwynn, her own portrait with a turban; and one thousand