Painters in the Reign of Henry VIII. 97 



was. En Vertu Delice^ but he never at- 

 tained any renown ; indeed this was in the 

 beginning of Henry's reign before the art 

 itfelf was upon any refpedtable footing : 

 they had not arrived even at the common 

 terms for it's produ6lions. In the inven- 

 tory in the augmentation-office which I 

 have mentioned, containing an account of 

 goods, pictures and furniture in the pa- 

 lace of Weftminfter, under the care of Sir 

 Anthony Denny keeper of the wardrobe, 

 it appears that they called a pidlure, a tahk 

 with a pi5fure j prints, cloths ftained with a 

 picture ', and models and bafreliefs, they 

 termed pictures of earth ; for inftance. 



Item, One table with the pi6lure of the 

 duchefs of Milan, being her whole flature. 



Item, One table with the hiftory of Filius 

 Prodigus. 



Item, One folding table of the pafTion, 

 fet in gilt leather. 



Item, One table like a book with the 

 pidlures of the king's majefty and queen 

 Jane. 



Item, One other table with the whole 

 ftature of my lord prince his grace, ftained 

 vipon cloth with a curtain. 



Vol. I, G Item, 



