Orford Characters. Twenty-four Lithographs. By W. Rothen- stein. (John Lane.)—Mr.
Rothenstein here shows that he possesses a wonderful power of seizing the character of the faces he draws. Although most of the drawings lean to the side of caricature, one cannot help being struck by the wonderful in- dividuality of the portraits. The drawing of many of the heads is masterly, but the same cannot be said of the bodies. The figures of the athletes are remarkable instances of want of pro- portion and construction. The incoherence of arms, legs, body, and head is painfully apparent in the drawing of Mr. Fry. The drawing of Mr. Margoliouth's head is a very fine and powerful rendering of character; but it is much to be regretted that with such an impressive sitter as Professor Burden Sanderson, Mr. Rothenstein has only produced an unintended caricature.
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