GEORGE FENNEL, an eminent landscape-painter in water-colours, who was born at Durham in 1790, was a great devotee of his art. From the artists who came to sketch in the neighbourhood of his native town he picked up a knowledge of drawing. With five pounds in his pocket, he then set out to try his fortune in London. There his pencil was plied assiduously, until he had scraped together a sum sufficient to enable him to gratify his long-cherished desire of travelling. Making a tour through the United Kingdom, he explored with enthusiasm the Highlands of Scotland, the mountains in the north of England, and the lakes of Killarney. Every striking piece of scenery was lingered over; every aspect of nature was Rochdale, copied; and he returned to London with his sketch-book rich in materials for future use. Robson now began to be very successful in his profession. His pictures, though numerous, readily found purchasers. Some of his works, such as "The View of London from the Bridge," "The City of Durham," and "Outlines of the Grampian Mountains," brought his name into note. He died in 1833, much regretted by the public at large. Robson was the artist of the illustrations in Britton's English Cities, and of "Landscape Illustrations of the Waverley Novels." (See Bryan's Painters and Engravers.)