Views of the Lakes of Scotland, from Paintings by JoInt
FLEMING. Engraved by JOSEPH SWAN; with Descriptions by JOHN M. LEIGHTON, Esq. Part I.
The first part of this picturesque work consists of four views of Loch Lomond, the romantic and beautiful scenery of which has not had that attention paid to it which the English lakes have received from the pencil of the artist. The present is a very successful attempt to supply the deficiency of views of this wild and secluded spot. The views are very pleasing, and the engravings neatly and carefully finished, but with a monotony of style and texture very different from that brilliancy, variety, and effect which English engravers produce. The distances are heavy, the foregrounds tame, and the effects mottled and indecisive ; the plates want repose, atmosphere, and keeping.
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