FRANCIS BARLOW 43 



came under his notice when drawing landscapes in 

 Scotland. The struggles of the cat brought its 

 captor to the ground, and Barlow secured the two. 

 It is stated that the golden eagle is particularly 

 partial to the flesh of the cat, and that the bird will 

 eat this readily in captivity when, through indis- 

 position, it refuses other meat. 



Barlow achieved considerable renown by his 

 success in decorating the ceilings in country 

 mansions with pictures of birds ; his brush was 

 much in demand for this work, and it became one 

 of his specialities. Natural history objects did not 

 claim his exclusive attention ; he designed some 

 monuments for Westminster Abbey among other 

 works ; and a curious long roll engraved by Robert 

 White, representative of the procession and cere- 

 monies with which the obsequies of General Monck, 

 first Duke of Albemarle, were solemnised in 1670, 

 has for frontispiece a design by Francis Barlow. 

 He painted and etched a half-length portrait of 

 Monck. Mention may also be made of two plates 

 engraved by Hollar from Barlow's drawings for 

 Stapylton's Translation of Juvenal published in 

 1660. 



His talents as a draughtsman were more remark- 

 able than his skill as a colourist, hence his work 

 appears in a more pleasing aspect through engrav- 

 ings and etchings, especially those by such gifted 



