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NOTE. been favoured by Hr. G. H. I/ewes with the following Arguments derived from a perusal of Qnatremere de Quincey, Winckclmann, and the passages of ancient anthon which are supposed to throw light on this question; these I -have submitted to a well-known authority on Greek literature, Mr.w. Watkiss Lloyd, and place here his observations on the argument of Mr. Lewes, as I am most anxious that the public should be in possession of whatever can be said on either side. HISTORICAL EVIDENCE. Tub idea of the Greeks having painted their statues is so repugnant to all our modern prejudgments, that the mind is slow in familiarising itself with the fact, even when indisputable evidence is brought forward. The Greeks were artists of such exquisite taste, and of principles so severe, that to accuse them of having painted statues, is to accuse them of committing what in our day is regarded as pure " barbarism." The Greeks did not aim at reality, but at ideality; and the painting of statues is thought to be only an attempt to imitate reality. Nevertheless, however startling, the fact remains : the Greeks did paint their statues. Living eyes have seen the paint. Living testimony supports the testimony of ancient writers, and all that will be necessary in these pages is to furnish some of the principal points of evidence. In the first place, the reader must get out of all sculpture galleries, erase from his mind all preconceptions derived from antique remains and modern practices. Having done so, let him reflect on the historical development of sculpture, and he will see this idea of painted figures falling in its true place. Sculpture of course began in Greece, as elsewhere, with idols. Itis the custom of all barbarous nations to colour their idols. The Egyptians, as we know...