Pdnters in the Reign of Henry VIII. 137 



touched, but is well known by Baron's 

 print. The phyfician in the middle on the 

 king*s left hand is Dr. Butts, inamortalized 

 by Shakefpear. * 



The fecond is the large piece in the hall 

 of Bridewell, rcprefenting Edward VI. de- 

 livering to the lord mayor of London the 

 royal charter, by which he gave up and 

 erected his palace of Bridewell into an hof- 

 pital and workhoufe. Holbein has placed 

 his own head in one corner of the pidure. 

 Vertue has engraved it. This pidlure, it 

 is believed, was not compleated by Hol- 

 bein, both he and the king dying imme- 

 diately after the donation. 



The third and fourth were two large 

 piflures, painted in diftemper, in the hall of 

 the Eaflerling merchants in the Steelyard. 

 Where Defcamps found, I d© not know^ 

 that they were defigned for ceilings. It is 

 probably a miftake. Thefe pi6tures ex- 

 hibited the triumphs of riches and poverty. 

 The former was reprefented by Plutus rid- 



* The ring which Henry fent by Dr. Butts to Cardi* 

 nal Wolfey, was a cameo on a ruby of the king liimfelf, 

 formerly given to him by the Cardinal. 



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