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carrying water jugs in various positions. A copious stream falls 

 into a large pitcher from a grotesque face in an architectural 

 structure with a balustrade. A greyhound attends Rebecca. 

 Eleazar has an attendant fully robed, supporting on his knee a 

 domed coffer of blue leather (or velvet ?) framed in brass, and 

 having a shapely brass handle. Tliree camels are in Eleazar's 

 train. 



The smaller picture is 7 feet high and 12 feet long. 



Isaac (nearly life-size), clad in princely robes, with a jewelled 

 and plumed head- dress, hastens out of a balustraded and pillared 

 piece of architecture, having a palace in the distance, to meet 

 Rebecca and Eleazar approaching on two camels, side by side. 

 He is astride, and guides his camel with reins ; she sits facing 

 sideways, and her camel has a leader on foot. Her upper robe 

 is fringed with gold, her under vestment is richly embroidered. 

 Other camels are in the approaching train. A spaniel runs 

 forward with Isaac. 



In these two pictures all the faces and skins are very dark, 

 except in the case of Isaac, who is moderately fair. The figures, 

 features, and actions are very well drawn. 



I have not skill to say where these two tapestry pictures were 

 made. 



Burton (Tlosee, Bahewell. 



I. — On the staircase in the hall is a large and beautiful hanging, 

 measuring 20 feet in length by 9 feet 11 inches in height, 

 representing the defeat of Darius by Alexander at Arbela. 



Tliis is one of the most magnificent productions of the 

 loom in the county. Its texture is close and delicate, and 

 the details are given with wonderful distinctness. It is 

 surrounded by a singularly fine border i foot 6 inches 

 wide. -A small portion is a reproduction of the decayed 

 original, but so admirably has the work been done, that 

 the new cannot be distinguished from the old. 



Mr. Taylor- Whitehead has an old engraving of the 



