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flowers figure in another of the Academy his modei at a distance, and the lower pictures, whilst here 1s a pretty little for painting These he has worn for the stuffecd antclope, which formed a part of another work in this year's cxhibition.

Towcther we returned to the orcat studio, and, sitting down, Sir Irederick recalled many interesting reminiscences i his career.

The appearance of the President of the Royal Academy 1s familiar to all. In spite of his sixty-one years he s stll one of the hand- somest of men. His hair 1s quite silver, and his features arc as per- fect and as distinctive as those n hiz own picturcs. He speaks very softly, with combined gentleness and dcliberation. His heart 13 cvidently 1 cvery subject upon which he converses. When we rcmember the numerous dutics attached to the office of the Pre- sidentship of the Royal Academy, he may almost be regarded as one of the hardest worked men [.ondon. Ilc 1s in his studio by half-past eight every morning, and previous to that hour he has had his first breakfast, glanced through The Zimes, opened his letters, and read for three-quarters of an hour besides, He works on his Aca- demy pictures up to the very last moment, and when painting wears a pair of large spectacles with divided glasses, the upper part of |k S i the glasses being used for seeing | " STUDY FOR '* ANDROMACHE.”

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