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Edinburgh Journal, No. 444, by Various
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Title: Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 444 Volume 18, New Series, July 3, 1852
Author: Various
Editor: William Chambers Robert Chambers
Release Date: April 8, 2007 [EBook #21010]
Language: English
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CHAMBERS' EDINBURGH JOURNAL
CONDUCTED BY WILLIAM AND ROBERT CHAMBERS, EDITORS OF 'CHAMBERS'S INFORMATION FOR THE PEOPLE,' 'CHAMBERS'S EDUCATIONAL COURSE,' &c.
No. 444. NEW SERIES. SATURDAY, JULY 3, 1852. PRICE 1-1/2d.
THE ART SEASON.
Returning with the circling year, and advancing pari passu with the multitude of metropolitan musical attractions, comes the more silent reign of the picture exhibitions--those great art-gatherings from thousands of studios, to undergo the ultimate test of public judgment in the dozen well-filled galleries, which the dilettante, or lounging Londoner, considers it his recurring annual duty strictly to inspect, and regularly to gossip in. As places where everybody meets everybody, and where lazy hours can be conveniently lounged away, the exhibitions in some so