136 Painters in the Reign of Henry VI 11. 



and who like wifer men, had lived in fa- 

 vour dirough all the changes of religion 

 and folly witli which four fuccefTive courts 

 had amufed themfelves or tormented every 

 body elfe, was employed by Sir Francis 

 Knollys to break down the crucifix^ which 

 queen Elizabeth flill retained in her chapel 5 

 and the latter, I fuppofe on fome luch in- 

 ftigation, demolifhed that which Laud eredV- 

 ed at St. James's, and which was probably 

 the true caufe of that prelate engaging the 

 king and • council in his quarrel, though 

 abufive words were the pretence. Of little 

 JefFery I fnall fay more in another place. 



King James II. as appears by the cata- 

 logue of his pidtures publiihed by Bathoe, 

 had feveral of Holbein ; though all in that 

 lift were not painted by him. 



Of Holbein's public works in England I 

 find an account of only four. The firft is 

 that capital pidlure in furgeon's hall, of 

 Henry VIII. giving the charter to the com- 

 pany of furgeons. The chara6ter of his 

 majefty's bluff haughtinefs is well repre- 

 fented, and all the heads are finely exe- 

 cuted. The pidlure itfelf has been re- 

 touched. 



