ARTS AND opinions as himself. He purposes at least to give some evidence TECHNICAL of his belief, and to produce a series of Works, the character of ART MANUwhich may be briefly described as anti-Peter Parleyism. FACTURES. A.D. 1841-1849. Part II. Some will be new Works, some new combinations of old materials, and some reprints carefully cleared of impurities, without Selections. deterioration to the points of the story. All will be illustrated, but not after the usual fashion of children's books, in which it seems to be assumed that the lowest kind of art is good enough to give first impressions to a child. In the present series, though the statement may perhaps excite a smile, the illustrations will be selected from the works of Raffaelle, Titian, Hans Holbein, and other old masters. Some of the best modern Artists have kindly promised their aid in creating a taste for beauty in little children. In addition to the printed Works, some few Toys of a novel sort, calculated to promote the same object, will from time to time be published. The works published were : 1. Holbein's Bible Events. First Series, 8 Pictures. Coloured, List of 4s. 6d. These were coloured by Mr. Linnell's sons. 2. Raffaelle's Bible Events. Second Series. 6 Pictures from the Loggie. Coloured, 5s. 6d. Drawn on stone by Mr. Linnell's children and coloured by them. 3. Albert Durer's Bible Events. Third Series. 6 Pictures from Durer's "Small Passion." Coloured by the brothers Linnell. 4. Traditional Nursery Songs. 8 Pictures. 2s. 6d. Coloured, 4s. 6d. Designed: "The Beggars coming to Town," by C. W. Cope, R.A.; "By, O my Baby!" by R. Redgrave, R.A.; "King in the Counting House," by J. C. Horsley, R.A.; "Mother Hubbard," by T. Webster, R.A.; "1, 2, 3, 4, 5," "Sleepy Head," "Up in a Basket," "Cat asleep by the Fire" (all four by John Linnell). 5. The Ballad of Sir Hornbook. Written by Thos. Love Peacock, with 8 Pictures by H. Corbould. Coloured, 4s. 6d. 4 6. Chevy Chase. The Two Ballads with Notes and Music. Pictures by Frederick Tayler, President of the Water Colour Society. Coloured, 4s. 6d. 7. Puck's Reports to Oberon. Sisters. Golden Locks. Written by C. A. Cole. Coloured, 4s. 6d. Four New Faëry Tales. The Grumble and Cheery. Arts and Arms. Works in the TECHNICAL 8. Little Red Riding Hood. With 4 Pictures by Thos. Webster. ART MANU- Coloured, 3s. 6d. FACTURES. A.D. 1841-1849. Part II. 9. Beauty and the Beast. With 4 Pictures by J. C. Horsley, R. A. 25. Coloured, 3s. 6d. 10. Jack and the Bean Stalk. With 4 Pictures by C. W. Cope. 25. Coloured, 3s. 6d. 11. Cinderella. With 4 Pictures by Wehnert. Coloured, 3s. 6d. 12. Jack the Giant Killer. With 4 Pictures by C. W. Cope, Coloured, 3s. 6d. 13. The Home Treasury Primer. Printed in Colours. With Drawing, on zinc, by W. Mulready, R.A. 14. Alphabets of Quadrupeds. Selected from the Works of Paul Potter, Karl du Jardin, Teniers, Stoop, Rembrandt, &c., and drawn from Nature. 15. The pleasant History of Reynard the Fox. With 40 Etchings by Everdingden. Coloured, 31s. 6d. 16. A Century of Fables. Selected from Æsop, Pilpay, Gay, La Fontaine, and others. With Pictures by the Old Masters. 17. The Little Painter's Portfolio. With 10 Coloured and 4 Plain Pictures by Giotto, S. Del Piombo, Holbein, Everdingen, and Modern Artists. 7s. 6d. 18. Colour Box for Little Painters. With 10 best Colours (including Cobalt, Lake, and Indian Yellow), Slab and Brushes. Hints and Directions and Specimens of Mixed Tints. 6s. 6d. Soon after the production of this box the Society of Arts issued a Prize for a colour-box, and obtained one as good as this, which sold for one shilling! 19. Tesselated Pastime. A Toy formed out of Minton's Mosaics with Book of Patterns. 6s. Double Box, 7s. 6d. 20. Box of Terra Cotta Bricks. Geometrically made, one eighth the size of real Bricks, by Minton, with Plans and Elevations. EXPERIMENTS IN TECHNICAL PROCESSES. When the handbook to the National Gallery was projected, Mr. |