AND TEE DUKES OF BICEMOND. 199 



7 ft. by 4 ft. 6 ins., is one of the most precious in 

 the collection. ,^ 



There are two by Teniers, and one by Gains- 

 borough — a portrait of William Pitt. It is reputed 

 to be a fine and striking likeness. One by Eubens 

 is a portrait of Helena Forman, the painter's second 

 wife, a resplendent beauty. 



A fine portrait of Charles, fourth Duke of Rich- 

 mond, by Jackson, is worthy of that skilful artist. 

 A portrait by Titian, and a picture by Hogarth, 

 " The Lady's Last Stake," must find a place in my 

 enumeration. 



There are, in addition to these, a very large 

 number of pictures in oil and water colours, but 

 space will not permit of their being described ; one, 

 however, which throws a strong light on that in- 

 exhaustible theme, Mary, Queen of Scots, must not 

 be omitted. It represents the cenotaph of Lord 

 Darnley, and measures 7 ft. 4 ins. by 4 ft. 6 ins. 

 The picture bears this inscription in the right-hand 

 corner — 



" TRAGICA ET LAMENTABILIS 



INTERNECIO SERENISSIMI HENRICI 



SCOTORUM REGIS," 



which is rendered as "The tragical and lamentable 

 murder of the most Serene Henry King of Scots." 

 The piece represents a chapel paved with marble, 



