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Henry VIII. and Francis I. exchanged 

 two pidures ; the king of France gave to 

 Henry the Virgin and child by Leonardo 

 da Vinci ; the Englifh prefent was painted 

 by Holbein, but the fubjed is not men- 

 tioned. The former came into the poflef- 

 fion of Catherine Patin. 



In the late duke of Somerfet's pofTefTion 

 was a head of his anceflor the proteftor^ 

 engraved among the illuilrious heads, 



Vertue mentions having {kiqh a fine mi- 

 niature of Henry VIII. and his three chil- 

 dren, but does not fay where. It had a 

 glafs over it, and a frame curioufly carved. 



At lord Orford's at Houghton is a fmall 

 whole length of Edward VI. on board, 

 which was fold into Portugal from the col- 

 ledlion of Charles I. and Erafmus, fmaller 

 than life. 



I have 



Catherine of Arragon, a miniature, 

 cxquifitely finifhed ; a round on a blue 

 ground. It was given to the duke of Mon- 

 mouth by Charles II. I bought it at the 

 fale of the lady Ifabella Scott, daughter of 

 the duchefs of Monmouth. 



More, and is now af Strawberry-hill, and is the portrait 

 Qf John lord Sheffield. 



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