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by a ticket from Count de Forbin.—In 
the evening walked in the ‘Tuileries’ 
gardens. 
Saturday, 3d.— At a shop in the 
Palais Royal, the hanisters of the 
stair-case are glass. The Salon Fran- 
cois is a most excellent place to dine 
at: for two francs, you get four plates, 
and half a bottle of wine. 
Sunday, 4th.— We went to the 
English ambassador’s (Sir J. Stewart,) 
chapel, in Rue St. Honoré. Mr. G. 
and Mr. L. walked with us in the 
. Champs Elyseés, and took coffee in 
the garden of Flora, where we went to 
see the bourgeois dance. The am- 
bassador’s house was exceedingly 
crowded with English: service was 
performed by his chaplain in a room 
with folding doors. In the two rooms, 
(in which were benches for the com- 
pany,) there were about three hundred 
people. : 
Monday, 6th— Went with Mr. G. 
to Fleurard, the miniature-painter ; 
and to Mansion, another, much better, 
Dined at the Salon Frangois, which is 
part of the Orleans Palais. The ceil- 
ings are beautifully painted, and ele- 
gantly carved: the ground-work is 
giltt—We went to the French Opera- 
house, where we saw Aladdin, or the 
Wonderful Lamp, which combines 
both opera and ballet, in five acts: it 
is a most superb piece, and the music 
delightful. It is a greatfavourite, and 
more frequently performed than any 
other. The house is new, and very 
handsome ; but not so large as our 
Opera-house, The drop-curtain is the 
same as that at Covent-garden. The 
rchestra is very full, and two harps 
are well played: the leader does not 
play himself; he sits in the centre, and 
beats the time: when half over, he is 
relieved by another. The scenery 
was very fine. 
Tuesday, 6Gth.— Went to the Louvre: 
it was opened to the public this day. 
I called on Dr. C. who gave me a 
ticket to see the Duchess of Berry’s 
pictures, and M. Somariva’s private 
collection. Izerbey is the best minia- 
ture-painter in Paris; Saint ranks 
next: but there are many very good, 
—Aubrey and Mansion, for example. 
The pictures of the Louvre are very 
fine ; some are only worthy of notice 
from their antiquity. The statues are 
very numerous and beautiful. 
Wednesday, 7th.—Went to see the 
Duchess of Berry’s cabinet-pictures 
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at Rue Neuve St. Augustin, chiefly 
modern, but very good; some copies 
from large pictures.—Called at M. 
Somariva’s, and saw his fine collection 
of paintings. One room is dedicated 
to a fine statue of a Penitent Magda- 
len, by Canova: it is fitted up with 
brown sombre drapery, and only 
demi-light admitted. It is certainly a © 
very highly-finished work, and is con- 
sidered his chef-d’wuvre: it was made 
expressly for M. de Somariva. M.S. 
received us with great politeness, and 
talked to many in the room. ‘There 
was likewise a Terpsichore and a Cu-* 
pid by Canova; a most beautiful pic- 
ture of Cupid and Psyche, by David ; 
Pygmalion, by Gerard; some choice 
paintings by the old masters, viz. 
Guido, Corregio, Vandyk, Leonardi 
di Vinci, &c. Zephyr, by Gerain, and 
Belisarius, are both very fine : altoge- 
ther, it is a small but good collection, 
and well worth seeing. M. de S. is 
an Italian, and reckoned one of the 
richest men in Paris. 
Friday, 9th.—Public day. 
Saturday, 10th.—The king came to 
Paris (from St. Cloud) for the winter. 
Sunday, 11th.— Went with Mr. 8S. 
to the Pantheon, to see the ceremony 
of the consecration of abishop: it con- 
tinued very long, and was fatiguing 
to the newly-created bishop.—W ent 
to St. Genevieve, to hear the fune- 
ral service. The supporter of the 
pulpit is a figure of Atlas, finely 
carved in wood, and there is a curious 
stair-case, cut out of one stone: it isa 
very ancient church.—Looked in at 
another church, and sawa christening. 
Went to the Luxembourg Palace ; the 
Gallery of Paintings was still shut, 
but saw the other part of the palace, 
being a public day. We were shown 
through a superb suite of apartments,” 
in one of which the Chamber of Peers 
sit. ‘The gardens are very beautiful, 
and similar to those of the Tuileries. 
Monday, 12th.—Dr. C. took me in 
the morning to Saint’s, the miniature- 
painter: his grounds are all in body- 
colours, but these grounds are not so 
soon done as might be imagined. Dr. 
C. also took me to Baron Denon’s, 
Quai Voltaire, who has a fine museum 
of curiosities from Egypt, and a col- 
lection of pictures, prints, and medals. 
Tuesday, 13th. — Went to the 
Louvre. 
Wednesday, 14th.—Shopped in the 
morning at the Fille mal gardé, Rue 
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