Holy Family, by Leonardo di Vinci; a very curious subject, an angel represented as weighing souls, and the devil under the table pulling down those which are found wanting."

The library is a noble room, though somewhat gloomy, from being fitted up with oak. At one end appears the bust of Nero, in porphyry; at the other, that of his mother Agrippina, in white marble. The collection of books is great, and the arrangement admirable.

Ascending the stairs, we reach the Duke's dressing-room, where we find, over the chimney, Salvator Rosa, by himself, fierce and dark as his own style. This artist was a man of great and varied talents, shining equally as a painter, engraver, and poet; he was born at Naples in 1615. Such was the rapidity with which he finished his pictures, that he might be said to have worked against time, of which the following plaisanterie is recorded; that being employed by one of the Constables of France to paint a large picture, he begun, finished, and carried it home in a day; this so pleased his employer, that he gave him a purse of gold, and bespoke a second, which was produced within the period, and gained him the like reward, with orders for a third and fourth, which were finished as quickly,

and equally paid for; but on the production of the fifth, he received two purses, and a message, that the Constable gave up the contest. He died at Rome 1673.

Baptism of Christ, exquisitely worked in ivory, from a picture of Poussin.

Cornelius Jansen, by himself; a native of Amsterdam, in high esteem with James I. His style was clear, lively, and natural; and though his portraits have not the freedom and grace of Vandyke's works, yet they are generally allowed to be as well finished. He died 1665.

Head of a Philosopher, by Salvator Rosa.— Diana and Actæon; and Venus riding on the waves; by C. Maratti.

Andromeda and Perseus, by Titian; defective in the expression of countenance in the former, which being represented with the mouth open, crying for help, conveys the idea of a squalling brat.

Silk Manufactory, by Basani.-Bacchus and Ariadne, by Signora Elenora Pansachia.-Diana and Dog, by Guido, in his early style.

Sir Thomas More, a fine original portrait, by Hans Holbein. In addition to what I have before said of this august character, it may be worth while to observe, that on the publication

of his celebrated Utopia,' which gives the idea of a perfect republic, in a supposed newly discovered island in America, it was recommended by some very learned men of the day, that missionaries should be sent to convert so wise a people to Christianity.

Landscape, by Poussin.-Storm at Sea, and its companion.-View of Tivoli, by Polemberg. -Large Landscape, by Suanevelt.-Four small Landscapes, by Berghem.-Egyptian Scene, pyramids, &c. by Wootton.

Erasmus, with his hand upon his book, by Hans Holbein. The restorer of learning, and the reformer of religion; erudite without affectation, pious without severity, and witty without libertinism. All the lovers of science, and all the admirers of virtue, revered the man who had made such progress in the one, and was so strenuous an advocate for the other; and though Henry VIII. had not much esteem for either, the excellencies of Erasmus were such as commanded his respect and regard. The following lines, written by Beza, and inscribed under a half length painting of Erasmus, by Holbein, express that general sense of his superiority, which was entertained by the literati of the sixteenth century:

Ingens ingentem quem personat orbis Erasmum, "Hæc tibi dimidium picta tabella refert;

"At cur non totum? Mirari desine, lector,

Beautiful Landscape, by Dominichino.-Two Battle-pieces, by Bourgagnogni.-Large Landscape, by Suanevelt.--Ruined Amphitheatre, by Wootton.

Hannibal Carracci, (small) by himself; the most celebrated artist of a family of painters, who worked in common at the Farnese palace at Rome. He died in 1609, aged 49.

Two Views of Ruins, by Viviano.

Over the entrance door, a Venetian Courtezan, by Michael Angelo Carravaggio; this is a most exquisite picture, the diamond in a casket of jewels. She is represented playing on a mandolin, a table near, with glass decanters on it, containing flowers. The management of lights in this picture is scientific in the highest degree, and the execution of the hands, drapery, and subordinate parts, cannot be too highly applauded.

Hugh Boscawen Viscount Falmouth, the upright representative of the boroughs of Truro, Penryn, and county of Cornwall. His strenuous attachment to the House of Hanover, and his

active services in that rebellion which threatened their title, raised him to the dignity of a peerage in 1720, by the name of Baron of Boscawen Rose, and Viscount Falmouth, in the county of Cornwall. He died Oct. 25, 1734.

Henry Hyde Earl of Clarendon, son of the celebrated historian. Notwithstanding the ingratitude of James II. who unjustly deprived him of the lord-lieutenancy of Ireland, and the privy-seal, he continued for some time a steady adherent to his fortunes; till perceiving that the infatuated conduct of the king left no chance of the restoration of his affairs, he united himself to the Prince of Orange, and was appointed, with the Earl of Oxford, on his behalf, to meet the commissioners of the king at Hungerford. In his senatorial duties he exhibited considerable eloquence in debate, and ingenuity in argument. He died in 1709.

William Shippen, or, as he is called by Pope, "Honest Shippen," one of the "virtuous few" whose integrity was proof against the almost all-corrupting subtlety of Sir Robert Walpole. Firm, dignified, and inflexible, Shippen ever preserved a consistency of political conduct, Animated, energetic, and pointed in debate, he always commanded attention in the House;